Mark Capeless

Mark Capeless leads Bain’s core Innovation portfolio team—a transversal group that collaborates across industry and capability practices to deliver AI, software, and data assets at scale.

He manages a portfolio of more than 25 products, including over a dozen AI tools developed since 2024. Mark previously founded and scaled ARC, one of our largest client‑facing technology products, and co‑led our Transformation & Change practice. Earlier in his Bain career, he advised clients on strategy, transformation, go‑to‑market, and social impact initiatives.

Before Bain, Mark worked as a certified public accountant (CPA) for a Big Four accounting firm in Denver and Prague. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, an MS in health policy from Dartmouth College, and both a BA in economics and a BSBA in accounting from the University of Richmond.

Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, skiing, hockey, yoga, live music, and spending time with his wife, two children, and friends.