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Mark Kollar’s Biography

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Mark Kollar is a strategist, partner and senior executor at Prosek Partners, a leading international financial communications and marketing firm. Mark provides advice and strategic counsel to senior executives and business leaders in asset management, private markets and ESG/impact investing.

Throughout his career in communications, Mark has specialized in developing compelling narratives and storylines to drive business on topics from leadership and entrepreneurship to investments and sustainability and is often asked to manage a wide range of highly sensitive issues and special situations.

Prior to his role at Prosek, Mark was a journalist at Thomas Reuters and Knight-Ridder Financial News in New York, London and Chicago, where he covered the Federal Reserve, business and the economy, structured products, financial markets and the future and options exchanges. He is the author of 24-Hour Trading: The Global Network of Futures and Options Markets, published in 1989 by John Wiley & Sons.

Adding to his many years of experience in financial markets, on the floor of the Chicago... Mark Kollar is a strategist, partner and senior executor at Prosek Partners, a leading international financial communications and marketing firm. Mark provides advice and strategic counsel to senior executives and business leaders in asset management, private markets and ESG/impact investing.

Throughout his career in communications, Mark has specialized in developing compelling narratives and storylines to drive business on topics from leadership and entrepreneurship to investments and sustainability and is often asked to manage a wide range of highly sensitive issues and special situations.

Prior to his role at Prosek, Mark was a journalist at Thomas Reuters and Knight-Ridder Financial News in New York, London and Chicago, where he covered the Federal Reserve, business and the economy, structured products, financial markets and the future and options exchanges. He is the author of 24-Hour Trading: The Global Network of Futures and Options Markets, published in 1989 by John Wiley & Sons.

Adding to his many years of experience in financial markets, on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Mark tradedin the stock-index and Eurodollar futures markets, where he learned that gaining an edge was always the best advantage, a lesson that has served him well in strategic communications.

Mark received his MA degree in English Literature at the University of Chicago and his BA in English Literature at DePauw University. moreless

Mark Kollar’s Background

Prosek Partners

Partner, Strategist & Senior Executor

2001 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Prosek Partners is a leading global marketing and communications firm based in the United States. The organization is specialized in the financial and B2B industries and distinguishes itself with a deep understanding of its clients' business needs.

IDD Newsletter

Editor

1993 - 1996

New York, NY, USA

The IDD Newsletter is a published three times a year by the Iodine Global Network and distributed in large volumes through global agencies, mail and e-mail.The publication is funded by the Kiwanis Children’s Fund and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

Knight Ridder

Reporter

1986 - 1993

New York, NY, USA

Knight Ridder was a media organization that focused on newspaper and online publishing. It was distinguished for its long history of applying advancements in technology to its publications. The company was bought by McClatchy in 2006 and become the second largest newspaper in the United Sates.

Dow Jones

Reporter

New York, NY, USA

Dow Jones is considered an authority on business news and financial information that publishes in a range of media formats. It delivers the latest developments in business and also offers exclusive analysis and insight into the financial sector.

Thomson Financial

Reporter

New York, NY, USA

Dow Jones is considered an authority on business news and financial information that publishes in a range of media formats. It delivers the latest developments in business and also offers exclusive analysis and insight into the financial sector.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Trader

Chicago, IL, USA

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was a global derivatives marketplace based in Chicago and was originally founded as an agricultural commodities exchange in 1898. In 2007, the Chicago Board of Trade merged with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to become part of CME Group Inc.

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Current Board Positions

Epic Theatre Ensemble

Chairman

Nov 2015 - Present

New York, NY, USA

The Epic Theatre Ensemble is a social justice theatre organization based in New York. It is a platform that promotes positive social change and encourages community involvement. The theatre presents its audience with traditional plays that are both powerful and inspiring.

Publications

In Latest ‘Most Sustainably Managed Companies,’ Where’s Wall Street?

Author

Oct 2020

New York, NY, USA

Mark Kollar offers his thoughts on The Wall Street Journal's first ranking of the “100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World”. Mark sees this report as a good opportunity to continue important discussions on sustainability and, using the report's data, see how firms measure up.