Skip announced the appointment of Mark Patterson as Chief Executive Officer. Patterson brings more than three decades of experience in enterprise software leadership across commercial, nonprofit, and membership organizations. The company plans to scale its AI-powered analytical workspace platform, which enables associations to generate analytical insights through natural language conversation rather than technical reporting workflows.
Skip’s platform is designed to shift association data analysis from isolated report requests to a collaborative environment where users can build and refine reusable analytical components. The platform operates without removing customer data from their own environment, allowing organizations to gain AI-driven insights while maintaining data security and sovereignty. The company is currently in deployment with association customers and has a waitlist for new implementation slots.
Patterson previously served as CEO of Fionta, where he helped grow the company into a leading Salesforce implementation partner for associations. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at Aptify, ultimately becoming Chief Operating Officer, and later served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Product Strategy at Community Brands (now Momentive) following Aptify’s acquisition. His background includes product strategy, operational leadership, and go-to-market execution in association technology.
In addition to his executive roles, Patterson has worked closely with association leaders across the sector and has experience building teams and navigating competitive market environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.
Skip is part of Blue Cypress’ broader AI ecosystem for associations, which includes technology solutions, educational programs, consulting services, and implementation support aimed at transforming member services and operational efficiency.
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“Mark’s appointment represents a pivotal moment for Skip and the association analytics landscape. His unique combination of technical depth, product leadership, and association sector expertise makes him ideally suited to bring Skip’s groundbreaking technology to market. We’re confident that under his leadership, Skip will fundamentally change how associations unlock insights from their data.”
Johanna Snider, CEO of Blue Cypress
“The traditional approach to association analytics is fundamentally broken. Associations invest millions in data systems but still wait months for basic reports. Skip eliminates this bottleneck entirely. With Mark leading our go-to-market efforts, we’re ready to help associations re-spark curiosity about their data and unlock analytical capabilities they never thought possible.”
Amith Nagarajan, Chairman of Blue Cypress and Author of Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations
“This is the most exciting inflection point I’ve seen in association technology in decades. Every association struggles with the same fundamental problem: their data holds incredible insights, but accessing those insights requires weeks of IT work and technical expertise. Skip changes that entirely. For the first time, associations can have natural conversations with their data and build sophisticated analytics in minutes, not months. I’m thrilled to lead Skip through this critical growth phase and help associations unlock the full potential of their data.”
Mark Patterson, CEO of Skip
