Mark Mitten

About

A 1980 graduate of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Business, Mark earned a Master of Management degree in 1983 from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mark served as Chief Brand Officer for Chicago 2016, Chicago's committee charged with winning the bid to host the 2016 Summer Games. He has also been a producer for Mark Burnett Productions, responsible for creating episodes and structuring deals for Seasons 2 and 3 of NBC's hit television series, The Apprentice.

Prior to that, Mark was a principal in the Chicago office of McKinsey & Company, where he was one the leaders of its North American marketing practice. He developed business strategies with a focus on driving growth of Fortune 100 consumer package goods, retail, technology and media clients.

Mark joined McKinsey in 2000 when the company purchased ENVISION, a brand strategy consultancy he co-founded in 1994. ENVISION clients included Nike, Microsoft, the United States Olympic Committee, The Weather Channel, Gateway, FOX, Discovery Channel, Allstate, Gatorade and Kinko's.

Mark was also a lead contributor to Blueprint to a Billion, a 2006 bestselling John Wiley & Sons book revealing the strategic essentials for maximizing business growth.