Mario ArmstrongSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Mario covers the stories, headlines, business, issues, gadgets, technology companies, and the impact of technology on our lives. He helps parents deal with the difficulties of raising children that are more technologically-savvy than the adults raising them. He entertains and educates audiences about how technology impacts our society and businesses.

He appears regularly on TV and radio; Mario is the Digital and Technology Commentator for NBC’S "Today Show," HLN, Fuse and CNN. In addition, Mario has appeared on the following shows: "Dr. Oz," "Steve Harvey," "Rachael Ray," "Nate Berkus," "Katie Couric," and "Inside Edition." In print, Mario recently started a quarterly column in Black Enterprise Magazine. On radio, Mario is a technology contributor for NPR’s "Morning Edition" and "Tell Me More" programs.

Before his career as a media personality, Armstrong worked in the tech industry for more than twelve years and was the first Chief Technology Officer of Baltimore City for then Mayor, Martin O’Malley. Armstrong also served as IT Director for the State of Maryland’s Tourism Department. Additionally, Armstrong was one of six people chosen from the United States to be part of a Technology Delegation and meet with tech entrepreneurs in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss new international business partnerships.

Additionally, Mario is considered a social entrepreneur as he is super passionate about influencing, engaging and educating youth to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields, careers and entrepreneurship. Mario has experience working directly with teenagers to develop and design an online youth tech social network called TechTechBoom.com. This company morphs kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists, innovators and activists by increasing their interest and knowledge in STEM. Armstrong was also a co-founder of the Urban Video Game Academy–an educational non-profit program that uses the allure, interactivity and development process of video games to increase students’ interest and academic achievement in STEM. The program was featured in USA Today, on CNN, and in Newsweek magazine. His voice is featured in a fun and educational video game entitled, “SpaceStation Sim,” developed by Vision Video games for NASA.