Mark Elderkin
FOUNDER AND CEO
Mark Elderkin (born September 27, 1963) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Gay.com in 1994 with his husband Jeff Bennett. Elderkin served as President of PlanetOut Inc. when the company went public in 2004. He retired from the company in 2006.
He founded Gay Ad Network in 2007, which was named as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies in America and a leader in gay media. In 2024, he launched Elderkin Wealth Management, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firm.
HISTORICAL REFERENCE: Silicon Alley Reporter Cover StorY, “OUT ONLINE”
Silicon Alley Reporter, “Out Online” cover story (c. June 2000). Mark Elderkin featured for co-founding Gay.com and building it into the largest LGBTQ+ online community of the early web.
HISTORICAL REFERENCE: San Francisco 7×7 PRESENTS “THE Hot 20”
Mark Elderkin named among the Bay Area’s most influential figures for building Gay.com into the leading LGBTQ+ platform of the early web.
