Professor of Sustainable Development and Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University
Mark served as a Commissioner on South Africa’s National Planning Commission (2021-2026) and was the Chairperson of the Development Bank of Southern Africa until September 2023. Currently, he is a non-executive director of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (2024-2027).
Mark has been a member of the United Nations-related International Resource Panel (2007-2023) and is a leading voice in sustainability transitions. His most recent book, The Age of Sustainability: Just Transitions in a Complex World (2020), explores sustainable development challenges. He also co-authored Shadow State: Politics of State Capture (2018), addressing issues of governance in South Africa.