Mark Dwight

Mark Dwight is the founder and CEO of Rickshaw Bagworks, a San Francisco maker of custom bags, and SFMade, a nonprofit focused on building the city's manufacturing sector. He is also the former CEO of Timbuk2 designs.

He gained a MBA while studying at Stanford University, and is also a member of the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and is also the Small Business Commissioner of San Francisco.

Early life
Dwight was born and lives in the Bay Area. Dwight has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, which he gained in 1982. He then went onto receive an MBA in 1989. Both of his degrees were awarded at Stanford University.

Career
Dwight started his career in Silicon Valley, where he worked for a number of high-tech companies. In 1996 Dwight was introduced to bag manufacturing at Kensington, who specialize in PC accessories. Dwight was Director of Product Development at Kensington at the time. After the introduction to laptop bags, he was responsible for the design and creation of numerous laptop bags and accessories. In 2001, Dwight took a 1-year sabbatical, before returning to work with Timbuk2 as the company’s CEO. The company was a specialist bag manufacturer. Dwight ran the company for 4 years, before it was sold to a private equity fund.

In 2007, Dwight founded Rickshaw Bagworks. The company was founded in San Francisco, where it manufacturers and sells bags, device sleeves, and accessories from their factory located in the Dogpatch neighborhood.

Following his successes within the San Francisco area, Dwight began to serve on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He is heavily involved in efforts to create a Community Benefits District in the Potrero district. Mark currently holds the position of Mayoral Appointed Small Business Commissioner.

Other work
Dwight formerly served on the board of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and on the Backstreets Business Advisory Board at City Hall.