Leadership Team

Mark serves as Chief Risk Officer for Farm Credit Mid-America. In his role, he leads collateral services, risk management, internal audit and credit review. Mark joined the association in 2020 with considerable experience in risk management and analytics.

He began his career as a biostatistician for Indiana University, consulting on medical research projects. Prior to joining Farm Credit Mid-America, Mark held various roles of increasing responsibility at Deere & Company for over 20 years. A member of the association’s Executive Committee, his experience includes risk analytics, enterprise risk management, interest rate risk and crop insurance risk.

Mark holds a bachelor’s in Mathematical Sciences and a master’s in Statistics from the University of Kentucky. He also earned an MBA focus in Finance from Indiana University.

Mark and his wife, Christy, enjoy spending time with their four children: Bryce, Kenzie, Makayla and Keegan.