Mark Ellson, Founder, JEMNI Inc., Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE), has a long and distinguished career providing products and services to the federal government and fortune 500 companies. He is a Retired US Army Colonel and a combat Veteran. Mark’s leadership background has more than thirty years of progressive senior leadership in the military, fortune 500, and large private manufacturing companies. JEMNI Inc., is a Packaging Design and Product Distribution Company; including facility supplies and kitting programs. Some of JEMNI’s current customers include Boeing Company, Veterans Administration Mail Order Pharmacy Distribution Centers (CMOP), Steelcase, Northrop Grumman and many others around the country. Mark has an engineering degree from Iowa State University and a Master’s of Business Administration with a minor in Finance from University of Minnesota.
Mark has been a member of the Board of Directors for a variety of non-profit companies. He currently serves or has served: Elite Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) Network, Project Got Your Back (PGYB), and ST. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Mark also serves on the National Certification Committee for Disability:IN.
Colonel Mark Ellson, USA, Ret. was born in Ames, Iowa. He now resides in Woodbury MN. He and his wife, Karen, are the parents of three children and three grandchildren.