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Mark Barnekow

  • Executive Director

As Executive Director of the University of Chicago Campus in Hong Kong, Mark is the primary liaison to the University of Chicago and Chicago Booth for all aspects of the University of Chicago Campus in Hong Kong.  He coordinates with the University of Chicago and Centers in Beijing and Delhi to drive overall strategy for the Asia Pacific Region.  

Mark has over three decades of global executive leadership experience. Prior to his current role, he spent twenty years as the CEO of technology companies in Silicon Valley where he was the recipient of the San Francisco Business Times “Most Admired CEO” award.  

Mark earned his MBA with honors in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of business, and he previously served as a member of Chicago Booth’s Asia Global Advisory Board. Mark is a frequent speaker on topics including innovation and leadership and is an active supporter of the arts in his current board capacity as President of the Joseph Glasco Charitable Foundation and trustee of the Hassel Smith Foundation.