Templeton joined Citrix in 1995 as vice president of marketing, prior to the company's initial public offering. He was appointed president in 1998 and chief executive officer in 2001. Templeton left Citrix in 2015. In his visit to Citrix SaaS division offices in February 2014, Templeton declared his highest aspiration was to be a moral corporate leader, and he received a standing ovation. Two weeks later the branch cut its workforce by 10%. In 2008, Templeton joined the board of directors of
Equifax. He retired from the board in November 2018. On July 1, 2018 Templeton joined
DigitalOcean as CEO replacing co-founder
Ben Uretsky. On May 8, 2019,
DigitalOcean announced that Mark Templeton was stepping back from his role as CEO due to a personal health issue. ==Political activity==