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As the Executive Vice President of Princeton University, Mark leads efforts to modernize the University's operations and enhance campus infrastructure. He has direct oversight of human resources, facilities, campus life, public safety, university services, and university audit and compliance efforts. He is chair of the board of directors of the Victory Fund, a national political action committee based in Washington D.C., and a member of the board of trustees of Vassar College.

Before Princeton, Mark served as the Vice President for Facilities Management at Columbia University from 1999 to 2004, where he was responsible for $1 billion in construction and commissioning six new buildings, which created 500,000 square feet. He also developed a plan for a new campus located in Harlem and acquired over $250 million of real estate for academic development. Mark served as Columbia University's first Vice President of Student Services from 1995 to 1999 where he provided financial, health, housing, registrar, and retail services to a community of 20,000 students and Acting Vice President of Human Resources from 1994 to 1995 where he led benefits, compensation, and labor relations supporting 15,000 active and retired employees. While at Columbia, Mark co-chaired the public services committee of the Citizens Budget Commission of New York.

Prior to his arrival at Columbia University, Mark held positions in local government, investment banking, and consulting.   As Director of Economic Development for the Department of Sanitation he helped found the New York City recycling program, leading efforts to create markets for recyclable material including co-founding a commodities exchange for recyclables at the Chicago Board of Trade. Previously he was an associate in the Public Finance Division of Bear Stearns and a consultant for The Center for Applied Research in the firm's strategy and organizational development practices.

Mark received his M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he was awarded the Morgenthau Fellowship in Public Finance and his B.A. in History with honors from Vassar College, where he received the Sara Catlin Prize for outstanding contributions to the Vassar community.

• Paul Breitman, Assistant Vice President of University Services
• Janet Smith Dickerson, Vice President for Campus Life
• Michael E. McKay, Vice President for Facilities
• Nilufer Shroff, Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
• Lianne C. Sullivan-Crowley, Vice President for Human Resources
• Treby Williams, Assistant Vice President for Safety and Administrative Planning

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