Marcus graduated from UMich in 2014 and 2016 with a BSE and MSE, respectively, in Chemical Engineering. After UMich, he went to the University of California, Davis for his PhD in Biomedical Engineering. He currently works on HIV treatment and prevention medicines at Gilead Sciences, living in San Francisco with his husband and dog. He joined Léim his freshman year of undergrad through a friend. He fell in love with the members of Léim and they quickly became his family, spending weekday evenings practicing for the show, and weekends with them at tailgates or house parties. Léim was his artistic outlet and helped him build in physical activity while focusing on his studies.