Mark Penn
Mark J. Penn (born January 15, 1954) is an American businessman, pollster, political strategist, and author.
Mark Penn | |
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Penn (center) with Bill Clinton (left) and David Talbot (right) | |
| Born | January 15, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
| Employer | Stagwell |
| Spouse | Nancy Jacobson |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Penn is chairman and chief executive officer of Stagwell, a marketing group. 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).
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 presidential campaign, and alleging a "deep state" conspiracy against him.