In addition to co-founding SPA, Mark manages its global asset-based acquisitions and advisory business. Prior to joining SPA, Mark was a co-founder of Akkadian Investment Management, which was acquired by SPC. Mark has worked over 25 years in significant positions for top-tier international banks, companies and lessors as well as serving on the Board of Directors of an LSE-listed private equity fund. Mark is a specialist in structured finance, capital markets, banking, and cross border private equity.

Previously, Mark built the U.S. debt capital markets, cross border distribution, and structured finance platforms for a global top-20, trillion-dollar Asian bank. Mark also spent six years as a Director of Capital Markets at a major multinational bank where he was responsible for managing a $2 billion portfolio. Prior to those endeavors, he worked in significant roles for the largest private aviation lessor (finance, lender relations, marketing), a top-8 airline (Treasury, FP&A, business strategy), and in government service.

Mark earned both his M.B.A and M.A. from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, studied at Philipps Universität in Marburg, Germany, and received his B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Mark maintains speaking, reading and writing proficiency in German and a conversational knowledge of Mandarin. He is a frequent speaker on financial and cross-border issues at conferences and universities in the US and overseas.