Mark Penn | |
|---|---|
 Penn (center) with Bill Clinton (left) and David Talbot (right) | |
| Born | January 15, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
| Employer | Stagwell |
| Spouse | Nancy Jacobson |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Mark J. Penn (born January 15, 1954) is an American businessman, pollster, political strategist, and author.
Penn is chairman and chief executive officer of Stagwell, a marketing group.[1][2] He was formerly chief strategy officer of Microsoft Corporation and chief executive officer of Burson-Marsteller. Penn is the author of the books Microtrends (2007) and Microtrends Squared (2018).[3]
Together with Douglas Schoen, he was co-founder of the polling firm PSB Research, whose clients included President Bill Clinton, British prime minister Tony Blair, and Bill Gates. Penn was a chief strategist and pollster in the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign. Penn later became a defender of Donald Trump, opposing his impeachment, consulting on his 2020 presidential campaign, and alleging a "deep state" conspiracy against him.[4]
- ^ O’Reilly, Lara (August 14, 2018). "Mark Penn's Stagwell Group Raises $260 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Faw, Larissa (March 15, 2019). "MDC Partners Begins The Mark Penn Era". Mediapost. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Waghorn, Terry (May 7, 2009). "The Latest On Microtrends". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Baker, Peter (May 22, 2018). "Mark Penn, Ex-Clinton Aide, Dismisses Mueller Inquiry, and the Clintons Along With It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
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