Mark Surman

President, Mozilla

Mark Surman has spent three decades building a better internet, from the advent of the web to the rise of artificial intelligence.

As President of Mozilla, a global nonprofit-backed technology company that does everything from making Firefox to advocating for a more open, equitable internet, Surman’s current focus is ensuring the various Mozilla organizations work in concert to make trustworthy AI a reality. Surman led the creation of Mozilla.ai (a commercial AI R+D lab) and Mozilla Ventures (an impact venture fund with a strong focus on AI).

Before joining Mozilla, Surman spent 15 years leading organizations and projects that promoted the use of the internet and open-source AI as tools for social and economic development.