Mark Giordono

Social Innovation & New Biz Dev. VP Development (Dev as in Fundraising/Alumni, not R&D) at FIRST (@FIRSTweets). Private sector head, public sector heart

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

@CEOAdam, right in AMC HQ's backyard, come see meet the future creators who will drive your business!

[Destination Imagination @IDODI]

Watch the biggest moments of #GlobalFinals2026 live 🌍

Join us for the Welcome Ceremony & Closing Celebration as teams from around the world celebrate a season of creativity, innovation & teamwork together.

📅 May 21 & 24

🖥️ https://t.co/7g8iU1sRM5

#DestinationImagination

[Greg Auman @gregauman]

Goodell says diversity makes the NFL better, and despite anti-DEI pushes in the political and business worlds, those league efforts will not change at all.

[FIRST @FIRSTweets]

FIRST is proven to help students build the STEM skills and the real-world skills they need to succeed in any career. That’s why donors like @JayFlores2032 support the FIRST mission. Make a gift today in honor of #GivingTuesday and help kids #GetAnywhere: https://t.co/LWGQrzSsgJ

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Inspire the next generation to become science and technology leaders. https://t.co/tnyiM8Otln

[Sticker Mule @stickermule]

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[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Some friends of FIRST: https://t.co/jiBE8BpfAW

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Highlights from last month's @FIRSTweets Championship - https://t.co/goksYBFV6R (come join me next April!)

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Wrapping up prep for our big event in Miami next Weds (still a few seats left, send me a note if you can join)...

For those who can't join in person, you can still support and get unique holiday gifts via our online auction: https://t.co/XHFCz2gp8x 🎉 🤑 🤖 ⏳ 🌈 🕯 📬

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Come join us to see these two together again, who knows what they'll say.. (other than that @FIRSTweets should be in every school where we care about kids).
https://t.co/wO9m5Z4l2Z

[Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC]

"We are entering this new realm of generative AI and AI everything. A lot of jobs will be rendered obsolete because of it," says @iamwill. "But new jobs, new careers, new industries are going to be created."

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

What a nice looking robot in that pic... @FIRSTweets @FTCTeams

[Google.org @Googleorg]

We’re celebrating @Google’s 25th birthday with $10M in grants to @FIRSTweets + @REC_Foundation to support robotics clubs + #AI learning for 300k+ middle schoolers. We felt it only appropriate to have @MarkRober help us inspire the next gen of innovators https://t.co/sJWRlkS0bD

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Well said. https://t.co/6ePhtMK5n7

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Still one of my favorite job duties - signing thank you letters for donors... https://t.co/kiPZpepZLu

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

A lot packed into this quick read. https://t.co/cdWUYJPmYy

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Happy #FIRSTSigningDay! To all the rising FIRST alums, congrats on all you've accomplished so far - just making it here is huge, thanks for letting FIRST be part of your journey!
I can't wait to see what you create when you put Gracious Professionalism…https://t.co/jwHLRVPO4r

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

On behalf of the ~50,000 folks who joined us last month, thank you to all the FIRST supporters who made FIRST Championship possible!
Our biggest 'butterfly effect' moment of the year, we'll never know exactly which youth we inspi…https://t.co/5v694QJBMD https://t.co/YXEjUKYqbs

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Worth a try..

[FIRST @FIRSTweets]

FIRST has partnered with #thegivingblock to accept crypto donations via BTC, ETH, DOGE, and almost 100 other crypto currencies. Help us deliver quality #STEAM education and inspire the next generation of changemakers by donating today: https://t.co/8DPiUXvOiN

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Never imagined my day job with @FIRSTweets would be noted at same complimentary level as @taylorswift13 impact. Thanks @HoustonFirst for being such great hosts to us both.

[Houston First @HoustonFirst]

.@taylorswift13 three-night stint at @nrgpark late last month brought tens of thousands of “Swifties” to the Bayou City. Mix in the massive @FIRSTweets Robotics Competition and the period ranked as the highest hotel revenue week so far in '23. https://t.co/THchSNQrO0

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Great to have new sponsors like Zebra Technologies at FIRST Championship. Along with lots of 'old' friends too. Let me know if you can join as well - https://t.co/nxMEH2tmhm. I'm happy to show you around. https://t.co/91cx8FJ4Wm

[Mark Giordono @mgiordono]

Fun collaboration with Zebra Technologies to bring the same game tracking tech that the National Football League (NFL) uses (via Amazon Web Services (AWS)) to our FIRST Championship.
Only difference is in our sport "Everyone can…https://t.co/m4q52mykaQ https://t.co/xjmlyvqvf5