Company Profile

S. Mark Williams, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Mark is the CEO and the driving force behind Modality’s overall business strategy and creative direction. Mark has been creating digital learning applications for more than 20 years. Before starting Modality in early 2006, Mark founded Pyramis Studios, a biomedical media communications group, where he served as President and Creative Director. He authored and led the development of the Sylvius project, a popular suite of software applications for teaching the structure of the human brain. He also spearheaded the development of award-winning web design and animation for major universities and pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Williams is an adjunct research scientist in the Department of Neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center and is an author, editor and illustrator of the leading neurobiology textbook. He graduated cum laude from Davidson College and has an M.Phil and Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Yale University. Mark was recently recognized as one of ten recipients nationwide of The Apple Award for Innovation in Science for his work over the last decade using Apple products in medical education, including the creation of brain anatomy study guides for the iPod.