Credentials
The receipts.
A complete record of awards, certifications, board service, speaking, publications, and teaching across four decades. Source links provided for verification.
Professional Standing
Credentials that signal accountability.
The standards Mark applies to client work are the same standards he helped establish and enforce for the management consulting profession globally.
Certified Management Consultant
CMC, Institute of Management Consultants USA. ISO-grounded, peer-reviewed credential representing the highest standard of performance in the consulting profession. imcusa.org
Fellow of the Institute
FIMC, Institute of Management Consultants USA (2008). Youngest member to receive the recognition at the time. Awarded for distinguished service to the profession. imcusa.org
Lifetime Achievement Award
IMC USA (2019). The profession's highest recognition, awarded for outstandingleadership and sustained contribution to management consulting practice, ethics, and certification. imcusa.org
Distinguished Service Award for Technology contributions (2009).
Distinguished Service Award for Certification contributions (2023).
Ethics Leadership
Twenty years adjudicating ethics for the consulting profession.
National Ethics Officer, IMC USA (2003–2023)
Two decades of investigating and adjudicating ethics cases against consultants and consulting firms across the United States. Authored the IMC USA Code of Ethics and Enforcement Procedures.
Leadership Roles
Three companies founded.
Two professional associations led.
The work of building organizations from scratch and turning around struggling ones is its own form of credibility. Mark has done both, repeatedly.
Founder and Managing Partner
Haas Strategy Solutions (2025–present). haasstrategy.com
Co-Founder and CEO
Association for Enterprise Growth (2017–2025). Built an ecosystem of multi-disciplinary business advisors serving mid-market CEOs.
Founder and President
Research and Organization Management (1994–2017). Strategy and governance practice serving public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
Principal
ICF Incorporated (1987–1994). Energy and environmental policy practice. Recognized as national expert and expert witness. icf.com
Chair and CEO, IMC USA (2006–2008)
Led the national professional association and certifying body for management consultants. Turned a $250K deficit into a $160K surplus over two years. Restructured strategy, alliances, communications, branding, certification, and member services.
Other IMC USA Leadership
National Board Member (2003–2011). President, Washington DC Chapter (2000–2002). Trustee to the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
President, Washington DC Chapter (1999–2001). Chair, International Technical Information Committee (1989). Young Member Outstanding Service Award (1988, only non-petroleum engineer to receive the award).
High-Stakes Facilitation
Senior rooms. Senior participants. Outcomes that mattered.
A selection of major facilitation engagements where the stakes were national, the participants were senior, and the outcomes had to land.
| Engagement | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthening the management consulting industry across Eastern Europe and Western Asia Curriculum, pilots, and training of professionals from 24+ countries |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 2013 |
| Coordinated the Navy's global Science and Technology R&D roadmap Principal Strategic Facilitator for fleet and force coordination |
Office of Naval Research | 2014 |
| National disaster emergency response strategy Strategy Development Facilitator for national disaster response professionals |
American Medical Association / NDLSF | 2011 |
| WWIV military strategy of Cognitive Dominance Team Lead Facilitator at West Point (with MG Bob Scales and Col. Jack Pryor) |
COLGEN | 2015 |
| Bioterrorism countermeasures and public health threat response Executive Strategy Workshop Facilitator |
BARDA | 2012 |
| Coordination of public/private response to nuclear terrorism Executive Strategic Facilitator |
US Coast Guard | 2012 |
| Navy's first STEM Forum Executive Strategic Facilitator |
Office of Naval Research | 2011 |
| National strategy renovation with leaders of 54 state adult soccer leagues Principal Strategic Facilitator |
US Adult Soccer Association | 2009 |
| Stood up Board of Directors for new financial services company Executive Strategic Facilitator |
Prime Alliance Solutions | 2004 |
| Expert Witness on energy pricing and production Expert testimony |
California Energy Commission | 1997 |
Training Programs
Curriculum designed and delivered for institutions that needed it to last.
Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals (2015)
Delivered leadership and management training in Dubai to ministry executives covering self-management, team leadership, communication, business ethics, and project management in a VUCA environment. nishati.go.tz
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2013)
Designed curriculum and ran pilots to train professionals across 24+ countries in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Topics included project management, business diagnostics, marketing and sales, and starting and running a consulting practice. ebrd.com
National Institutes of Health (2003)
Trained biomedical research facility administrators and staff on planning and overseeing facility construction, laboratory moves, renovation and operational effectiveness evaluation. Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations. orf.od.nih.gov
Speaking
Keynote, workshop, and conference speaking on strategy, ethics, and consulting.
Selected engagements at professional associations, academic institutions, and industry conferences.
2018 · Keynote Speaker
An Ecosystem Approach to Strategy Development
Association for Strategic Planning
2016 · Workshop Leader
Define, Deliver and Capture Value With a Business Model Canvas
Exit Planning Institute
2016 · Conference Speaker
Ethical Principles of Business Consulting Psychologists
American Psychological Association
2015 · Sole Speaker
Opportunities and Obligations of Big Data In a VUCA World
American Association of Big Data Professionals
2015 · Conference Speaker
Accelerating Economic Development With Innovative Analytics
Texas Economic Development Council
2013 · Conference Speaker
Using Ethics As a Powerful Value-Added Consulting Service
Institute of Management Consultants USA
2012 · Webinar
Management Consulting As a Second Career
Ivy Exec
2011 · Conference Speaker
Impact of External Advisors on Your Ethics Culture and Practices
Ethics and Compliance Association
Publications and Professional Writing
Fifty-plus papers, articles, and books across four decades.
Strategy Snapshot (current)
Weekly insights on strategy, governance, and the discipline of running a real strategy. snapshot.haasstrategy.com
IMC USA Code of Ethics and Enforcement Procedures (2003)
Authored the foundational ethics code used by the management consulting profession in the United States. imcusa.org/about/ethics
Daily Tips for Consultants (2005–2009)
1,500 posts distributed in 104 countries. Practical, ethics-grounded guidance for working management consultants.
Peer-Reviewed Technical Publications
50+ technical papers, book chapters, and articles spanning engineering, geology, ethics, strategy, and governance. Includes peer-reviewed work in the Journal of Petroleum Technology, the 1997 Natural Gas Yearbook, and others.
Teaching
Faculty roles at Harvard, Georgetown, and the American Management Association.
Harvard University (1978–1979)
Teaching Fellow in population and resource economics. Teaching Assistant in energy and environmental technology and policy. Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2013)
Instructor in Business Development, Project Management, and Business Diagnostics.
Georgetown University (2011)
Lecturer on the Ethics of Big Data.
American Management Association (2015–2018)
Instructor: Building Professional Advisory Capabilities.
Institute of Management Consultants USA (1999–2018)
Instructor in Business Ethics and Management Consulting Strategy at national conferences and various local chapters.
University of Georgia (2018)
Lecturer on Business Advisory Ethics.
Board and Advisory Service
Service to professional associations, government programs, and educational organizations.
Lead Quality Examiner, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program (2011–2016). nist.gov/baldrige
Advisor on national energy policy (ca. 1990–1999), National Petroleum Council. npc.org
K-12 STEM Education Committee Lead (1990s), Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Board member, Gifted and Talented Education Committee, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD.
Board member, International Technology Education Association.
Board member (2020–2023), American Association of Big Data Professionals.
Member, DC Alumni Council (ca. 2005), Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Education
Master's, City and Regional Planning
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1979). Specialization in Energy and Environmental Policy. Teaching Fellow and Teaching Assistant during graduate studies.
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
Colgate University (1976). Konosioni Senior Honor Society.
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