Mark Gitenstein Net Worth

Mark Gitenstein biography

Mark Henry Gitenstein has served as Independent Member of the Board of Nominees of Fondul Proprietatea SA since September 30, 2016. He served as Interim Independent Member of the Board of Nominees of the Company between April 23, 2013 and September 30, 2016. In the past, he served as United States Ambassador to Romania. He is Counsel in the Government and Global Trade practice in Mayer Brown's Washington DC office. He was appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama to serve as the United States Ambassador to Romania, completing his term of service at the end of 2012. As US Ambassador to Romania, he worked to strengthen relations with Romania on a variety of issues. He promoted deeper development of Romania’s equity markets, as well as a fair and transparent business environment for all investors. He also encouraged greater private sector involvement in enterprises (SOEs), including the introduction of a corporate governance code for SOEs. Before undertaking his ambassadorial role, he spent two decades at Mayer Brown, focusing his practice primarily on issues of government relations. He advised corporations and associations on legislative strategies, monitored and drafted legislation on behalf of corporate clients and advised clients in the context of antitrust, white-collar crime and civil liability controversies. Additionally, he was a non-resident senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, where he specialized in issues related to national security and civil liberties. He is the author of Matters of Principle, a book on his experience managing the Judiciary Committee staff during the confirmation battle over the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. He is Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company. He has served as Member of the Audit and Valuation Committee of the Company since April 3, 2019.