Mark serves as the Director of Energy Storage for Signal Energy specializing in utility scale energy storage and electrification of our society. Mark focuses on contract and commercial services management, strategy development, regulatory policy analysis, and the management of large capital infrastructure projects.

He previously served with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), helping to develop and support the competitive transmission solicitation and award process for high-voltage transmission in a 15-state footprint, and worked as a management consultant within the energy industry specializing on large scale electric transmission and substation projects in the upper Midwest. Prior to entering the energy industry, Mark practiced criminal law and worked for a Washington, DC-based consulting firm focused on US government contracts.

Mark has been an energetic and frequent contributor to the US Agency for International Development’s Power Africa initiative and the United States Energy Association’s (USEA) Electric Utility Partnership Program. Mark has provided Pro Bono instruction in Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda to support USEA partnership activities by training senior leadership from the 16 national utilities who are members of the East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) and Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) in project management, governance, and regulatory and financial management of managing complex energy infrastructure projects. Mark was the recipient of the US Energy Association’s 2018 Individual Volunteer of the Year for his working supporting this mission.

Mark serves on the Board of Directors of the Salolampi Foundation and is a Distinguished Corporate Fellow at Northeastern University's Global Resilience Institute. He has an M.B.A from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, a J.D from William Mitchell College of Law, a B.A. from St. Olaf College, and holds numerous industry certifications.