Primary Job Title Managing Director Primary Organization
Castletop Capital
Gender Male
Mort is a Co-Founder and has been a Managing Director of Castletop Capital since the company was founded in 2000. Before Castletop, Mort worked at Dell Inc. where he served as Vice Chairman from 1994 to 2002. During Mort’s tenure at Dell the market capitalization of the company went from $800 Million to $110 Billion. Prior to his tenure at Dell,
Mort spent 23 years with Motorola, where he held multiple senior executive positions spanning the full range of Motorola's global business. Prior to Motorola, Mort spent 11 years at RCA Laboratories in various research and development and management positions, during which time he wrote a book on thick-film electronics. Mort currently serves as a Director and Chairman of Measurement Specialties, Inc. (MEAS) and also serves as a board member of several private companies including OpenPeak Inc. (OpenPeak.com). In 1996, Mort was conferred the Darjah Johan Negeri Penang State Award by the Governor of Penang for his contributions to the development of the electronics industry in Malaysia.
Mort has served as the Chairman of the Topfer Family Foundation since he founded the non-profit organization in 2000. Mort currently also serves on the Zach Scott Board of Directors. Mort has been recognized as the Austinite of the Year and the Outstanding Austin Philanthropist of the Year.
