As Head of Communications at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Mark also coordinates the communication activities at the Deutsche Post Foundation’s other two institutes, briq and SUN. He holds an MBA in Communication & Leadership from Quadriga University Berlin and an MA in American Studies from the University of Amsterdam. Before joining IZA in 2000, he worked for a global strategy and communications consulting firm in Washington, D.C., while studying International Business and Trade at American University.