He is the CEO and founder of Deadline Reporter, LLC, a SHOOK Research contractor. Mark’s extensive editorial background includes directing Forbes print, video and web operations in Chicago and working as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Dallas Morning News. Mark authored two business books, including the best-selling “The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics.” He spent a decade teaching journalism and narrative storytelling at Ohio University, DePauw University and University of South Carolina. He is the CEO and founder of Deadline Reporter, LLC, which is contracted by SHOOK Research. Mark holds a Ph.D. from University of South Carolina, an MBA from Ohio University and an MA from Ohio State University. He is an avid biker and distance swimmer who lives in Chicago.