Our Leadership

Len Pagon is the CEO of Robots & Pencils, a leading end-to-end product design and development firm. He brings decades of entrepreneurial and executive experience building and scaling high-performing professional services businesses.

Len also leads Next Sparc, a family office founded in 2009. Previously, he was Chairman, CEO, and founder of Brulant, which grew to become the third-largest privately held interactive agency in the U.S. before being acquired by Rosetta, where he served as Vice Chairman.

He has been recognized as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 Under 40” and “Who’s Who in Technology,” and was a three-time Inc. 500 winner. Len lives in NE Ohio with his wife, Kata, 3 sons and 2 grand children. He is obsessed with tennis and passionate about all thing Health and Wellness.

Mark is a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in transformative software engineering, specializing in data engineering, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has built and scaled global engineering teams for small and medium-sized enterprises, aligning technical innovation with strategic business goals. As CTO for five venture capital-backed, early-stage software product and engineering services companies, he has led each to successful mergers and acquisitions. Comfortable working with C-suite stakeholders, he ensures that engineering efforts are tightly coupled with business outcomes. Drawing on a foundation of 14 patents, Mark is a recognized innovator with a proven track record of launching impactful technologies and driving scalable growth.

Patrick is the commercial lead at Robots & Pencils, bringing 15+ years of experience partnering with clients to advance their digital products and strategies. Prior to Robots & Pencils, Patrick was a sales executive and partner at WillowTree, a custom software agency acquired by TELUS International in 2022. Patrick led the establishment and growth of multiple verticals, including Media and Healthcare, as well as the launch of a new Data & AI Services practice. He is intensely dedicated to creating value for his clients, achieving both meaningful business outcomes for dozens of clients and significant revenue growth for WillowTree during his tenure. Patrick began his career with IBM, serving in various consulting and technology roles for multiple clients during critical digital transformation initiatives. He holds a bachelor’s and MBA from the University of Virginia.