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Mark is an international lawyer and economist with 26 years of experience advising development agencies, multilateral organizations, national governments, and commercial clients on achieving and sustaining private sector led growth though increased international trade, foreign direct investment, and legal and regulatory reform in emerging markets worldwide.

Mark currently serves as Director at the Center for Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship (CISE). In this role, he focuses on development of intellectual capital and new business. Until July 2010, Mark led Booz Allen’s Foreign Affairs business and oversaw Booz Allen’s global portfolio of USAID-funded development assistance programs in over 40 countries on four continents. In this role, he led the creation and elaboration of the "BIZCLIR" suite of diagnostic assessment methodologies.

Location:
United States, Arlington, VA
Current organization:
The Center for Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship
Current role:
Director
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Law and Economics, International Affairs with an emphasis on economic and social de, International Trade Law and Economics
I am:
Activist, Business adviser, Change Agent, Consultant, Idea generator, Lawyer, Social entrepreneur
Universities:
Johns Hopkins / SAIS, Emory Law School, Cornell University
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    A comment on Conversation: Green Buildings Don't Have to Cost More

    Oct 26 2011: Paul:
    I have had similar experiences, however, in a somewhat different context. We work in the international development field. One of our current projects focuses on facilitating the formation of green building value chains in developing countries as a strategy to promote sustainable economic growth. To date, this idea has yet to gain much attention in the international development field with the exception of “one-off” green building demonstration projects. To achieve sustainable development impact, we believe that the focus should be on addressing the policy, institutional, and other barriers to forming and sustaining green building industries. Interestingly, those we have interacted with in countries such as Egypt, Macedonia, Serbia, and elsewhere inherently understand the value of building green and are eager to pursue the development of green building industries. In contrast, the perception in the donor community is similar to what you have encountered - building green is expensive and technology intensive and therefore beyond the reach of many poorer societies.

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