20 Facts About Mark Weinberger

Mark Weinberger is the former global Chairman and CEO of EY.

Mark Weinberger was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Goldye and Murray Mark Weinberger.

Mark Weinberger graduated from Wyoming Seminary, a Methodist college preparatory school Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 1979.

Mark Weinberger received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1983.

Mark Weinberger later moved from the private sector to the public sector, becoming tax counsel for Sen.

Mark Weinberger maintained that post through the early 1990s before becoming chief of staff for the 1994 Entitlement and Tax Reform Committee, which had considered raising the retirement age for Social Security recipients, increasing premiums for Medicare and restricting tax deductions for interest on home mortgages.

Mark Weinberger returned to EY from the United States Treasury Department in April 2002.

EY announced, in January 2012, that Mark Weinberger would succeed retiring CEO Jim Turley by taking on the role of global chairman and CEO in July 2013.

Mark Weinberger serves as senior advisor FCLT, G100, World 50m and Just Capital.

Mark Weinberger is a member of the boards of directors for the National Bureau of Economic Research, Catalyst, American Council for Capital Formation, The Tax Council and The Bullis School; and the boards of trustees for Emory University and Case Western Reserve University.

Mark Weinberger co-chaired the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Mark Weinberger has advocated for tax reform and women in the workplace.

Mark Weinberger has advocated for increased paid family leave, including paternity leave, and EY has extended its policy from 12 to 16 weeks, and finding the right balance between fatherhood and work.

Mark Weinberger has spoken at the Milken Institute, World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and Aspen Ideas Festival.

Mark Weinberger has appeared on news programs, including those on CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg, offering commentary on business and the economy.

Mark Weinberger has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and his writing has appeared in Financial Times and The Huffington Post, among others.

In September 2015, Weinberger delivered the Robert S Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education lecture at Cornell University.

Mark Weinberger has an honorary doctorate from the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington DC.

In 2016, Mark Weinberger was named among the best bosses in the UK, as voted for by their employees, with a 91 percent approval rating.

From 2015 to 2019, Mark Weinberger has been constantly ranked on Glassdoor's Highest Rated CEOs list.