The St. Louis native and former Ansira CEO left his business to study at Harvard in 2016, and he’s now a Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Executive…

Mark’s unique background with practicing law and business

How he became board chairman of the Downtown Partnership

Why progress tends to cannibalize itself in Downtown STL

What led this 63 year-old man to run for County Executive

Why has St. Louis been in decline since at least the 1940’s

How local government in STL is viewed in Harvard circles

Mark’s view on how the city and county could be affiliated

Is it practical to merge the county’s 90 or so municipalities

What role has racism played in stunting prosperity in STL

Importance of keeping and attracting young professionals

Why the county should’ve been involved with MLS effort

Thoughts on the upcoming election versus Steve Stenger

For more information on Mark and his campaign, visit www.markforstl.com

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