Mark Penn

Who is Mark Penn?

Mark J. Penn, who has been a pollster, political strategist, and author, is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft Corporation.

Until July 2012, Penn was the worldwide CEO of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and president of the polling firm Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. Penn's clients included political and business leaders, including U.S. President Bill Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Penn also served as chief strategist and pollster to Hillary Clinton in her 2008 presidential campaign. In September 2007, he released a book titled Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, which examines small trends sweeping the world. Penn is married to Nancy Jacobson, a professional fundraiser. He is currently a visiting lecturer at Harvard College.