Mark Peterson

Mark Peterson teaches a number of business management, marketing and communications classes at CSUMB. He believes in bringing daily real-world experiences and case studies into the classroom and applying them to learning theories, models and frameworks. Outside of his role as a lecturer in the School of Business, Mark is a marketing, public relations and strategy consultant with seventeen years’ experience who has worked with more than 40 companies, organizations and charities ranging in size from start-up, venture-backed technology companies to industry stalwarts Microsoft, Seagate and Micron.

Mark's passion includes inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship and is part of the planning team for the Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition, a tri-county program with the support of 40+ local city and regional organizations. He is a board member of Leadership Monterey Peninsula, on the board of advisors for the Marina Technology Cluster, chairman of the Shugart Scholarship Fund and serves on the Stevenson School Alumni Council. Other charitable organizations have included work with the MPC Foundation President's Club and serving as a volunteer for the Hospice Foundation.