Executive Education Advisor
- Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Business Officer, Brooklyn Law School
- Executive Vice President for Planning and Administration, Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
- Vice President for Enrollment and Enterprise Analytics, New York Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, University of Utah
- Master of Statistics, University of Utah
- Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah
- Running marathons
- Cooking, particularly Mexican food
- Mentoring first-generation college students
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less."
As an Executive Education Advisor, Mark works with higher education executives and line-of-business leaders to understand how cloud technologies can enable digital transformation efforts around the effective use of data and analytics.
Prior to joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mark served for 30 years as an administrator at six different higher education institutions and held faculty rank among three. These institutions ranged from a small private liberal arts college to several large research universities with academic medical centers. Throughout his career in higher education, Mark held Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer roles. He also had institution-level leadership roles in analytics and key leadership roles in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations, cloud migrations, managed-services provisioning of IT services, and the adoption of analytics-based, decision-support, and resource-allocation systems.
From the University of Utah, Mark earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, a Master of Statistics degree, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy.
Mark lives in Manhattan with his husband, Jay and their two rescue dogs, Jonas and Molly.
Resources featuring Mark
Issue briefs
Silos to Actionable Insights: How Illinois Institute of Technology Leverages Legacy Data with AWS to Recommend Courses & Improve Student Success
In this case study, Mark showcases Illinois Tech and how the institution set out to bridge the gap in student services and enable data-driven decision-making with the help of AI/ML.
Data lakes: A deep dive on student success
In this brief, Mark guides institutions from a post-mortem approach in trying to solve student drop rates by moving to a modern data lake infrastructure. It allows using new types of data to intervene in time to lead to student success.
What it means now that AI/ML is available on campus
In this brief, Mark explores with George Washington University creative ways to use generative AI tools in the service of learning and to measure student performance and progression.
Using data for student success in higher education
Read the Center for Digital Education brief to learn how to use data for student success in higher education to meet the evolving needs of students and improve student outcomes.
Leveraging data to future-proof higher education
Read the Center for Digital Education brief to learn how to strategically leverage "throwaway" data to enhance student engagement.
Leveraging data to future-proof higher education ›
Blog
Higher education cloud financial planning: A former CFO’s perspective
In this blog, Mark provides strategies to consider when deciding to migrate to the cloud and shares financial frameworks to help higher education instutions financially plan.
Higher education cloud financial planning: A former CFO’s perspective ›
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