Mark Penn

Mark Penn
Three men in business attire engaged in discussion indoors
Bill Clinton (left) with Penn (center) and David Talbot (right), White House, 1998
Born (1954-01-15) January 15, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
EmployerStagwell
SpouseNancy Jacobson
Children4
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Waghorn, Terry (May 7, 2009). "The Latest On Microtrends". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.