Mark is an American and British citizen born and raised in New York City. He is a passionate angler who has been fly fishing for Pacific Steelhead and Atlantic Salmon for nearly 30 years. He worked in investment banking and equity capital markets for 25 years with Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, and Bloomberg L.P. before founding his own financial consulting business, Alta Capital LLC. His postings have extended to London (twice), Japan and Hong Kong before settling back in the U.S. On winter weekends he coaches ski racing at Catamount Ski Club, and serves on the board of the Tri-State Alpine Ski Racing Association. He is the Treasurer and Secretary of his building Cooperative, and a Director of Tombill Mines Ltd., a Canadian listed gold exploration company. He graduated from Harvard College with a B.A., magna cum laude, and received a M.B.A from Harvard Business School.