Mark Penn

Mark Penn is the Chairman and CEO of Stagwell Inc. Founded as a private LLC in 2015 with $250 million of committed capital, Stagwell merged with MDC Partners in 2021 to create a publicly traded entity operating more than 70 agency brands and producing more than $2 billion in annual revenue.^1,2 Penn co-founded Penn Schoen Berland, a market research firm he built from a two-person startup into a high-tech research powerhouse before selling it to WPP.¹ At WPP, he also served as CEO of Burson-Marsteller, one of the world's largest public relations companies, with over 70 offices worldwide.¹ Prior to founding Stagwell, Penn served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft, sitting on the company's 12-member Senior Leadership Team and managing a $2 billion advertising budget.¹ Stagwell has appointed a Chief AI Officer, runs a proprietary polling and research asset, and announced a strategic partnership with Palantir to integrate data infrastructure across its agency network, reflecting Penn's thesis that combining world-class data analytics with creative output is the defining competitive advantage in modern marketing services.² Source 1: stagwellglobal.com Source 2: everything-pr.com

• Chairman & CEOCurrent

  Stagwell Inc. · Since 2021

• Employee

  Microsoft · 2012–2015

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