He is currently on detail to the United States Department of the Treasury as a policy advisor. Prior to Treasury, he was senior advisor to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar. He previously served as chair of the SEC’s Asian Pacific American Committee. Before joining the SEC, Mark was appointed as chief advisor to the California Corporations Commissioner by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mark was in private practice with O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP in Washington, D.C. Mark earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from Duke University. Mark previously served as vice president and board member for the Japanese American Bar Association.