Mark is passionate about sustainability, together with connecting and helping people. He is a STEM ambassador in his current consultancy role – providing environmental and sustainability training, career guidance and work experience opportunities for both schools and universities. He has guest lectured at UCL on major infrastructure projects and the EIA / DCO process and is a member of the Exeter University Green Consultants Programme – Industrial Advisory Group. His extensive network (10K+ LinkedIn) of contacts including leading environmental experts will be invaluable to Solutions for the Planet as we continue to grow both business partner companies and the number of schools / students we can support.
He is a Technical Director – EIA of GHD, based in their London office. With over 28 years of environmental consultancy experience working for leading multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancies, managing technical teams across the UK and internationally for both the public and private clients on development projects across residential, mixed use, transport, energy, and water sectors.
Mark has a MSc Environmental Assessment & Management (Distinction) from Oxford Brookes University and a BSc (Hons) in Geography from Royal Holloway University of London. He is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and a Member of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (MIEnvSc).
Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his three daughters, photography and watching Indie Bands from the 90’s.