Mark Dowley

Mark Dowley is the Chief Operating Partner of the Firm.
Prior to joining RedBird, Mark was the Chief Strategy Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings.
Prior to MacAndrews & Forbes, Mark was a partner at Endeavor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Interpublic Sports and Entertainment Group, and vice chairman of McCann-Erickson WorldGroup.
In 2008, Mark founded Art & Science (“A&S”) to provide strategic marketing, communications, creative services and sponsorship portfolio management to a global set of Fortune 500 companies.
A&S, via its Artists in Residence program, creates proprietary marketing solutions in partnership with companies to help increase market share, drive revenue and enhance business results.
In 2021, RedBird acquired A&S to be a strategic growth partner for RedBird portfolio companies.
Philanthropically, Mark has been actively involved in raising support for COVID relief.
He produced two documentaries, including “Sparks in the Darkness“ and the “Surge at Mt.
Sinai” as well as the music series “Pay it Forward for Small Business.” Together with Bobby Shriver and Bono, Mark is the co-creator of Product (RED), a global AIDS/HIV relief organization, which has raised more than $700 million from global consumers.
Mark currently sits on the boards of the Child Mind Institute, the world’s leading childhood mental health clinical research organization, and the U.S.
Ski and Snowboard Team.
He is also on the board of Pharrell Williams and Virgil Abloh’s Black Ambition, which is dedicated to providing business grants to young BIPOC entrepreneurs.
Most recently, Mark has been appointed as a director to the Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc. (“BNT”), that pursues advancement opportunities in support of the environment and people of The Bahamas.
Mark holds a B.A. from The College of Wooster where he currently sits on the Board of Trustees.