Mark Penn

Mark J.
Penn was the founder of Penn Schoen Berland Associates LLC, founded in 1977, where the title held was President & Chief Executive Officer from 1977 to 2012.
Mr. Penn is the founder of The Stagwell Group LLC, founded in 2015, holding the title Chairman & CEO since 2019.
Current jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Stagwell, Inc. since 2019; Chairman at Harris Insights & Analytics LLC since 2017; Director at Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC; Director at Meridian International Center; and Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Former jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Burson-Marsteller LLC from 2006 to 2012; Chief Executive Officer & Independent Director at MDC Partners, Inc. in 2019; Principal at Verizon Communications, Inc.; Principal at BP America, Inc.; Principal at Merck & Co., Inc.; Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President at Microsoft Corp.
from 2014 to 2015; Principal at Frost Bank Center; and Principal at The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Harvard College and graduate degree from Columbia Law School, conferred in 1979.