Management consultant with over 17 years of experience working collaboratively with public utilities and local governments. Mark’s work centers around financial and business solutions in the form of utility rate studies, strategic business plans, cost allocation, organizational optimization, and change management. He works with both large and small municipal utilities to effectively deliver their services to the public through comprehensive strategies considers funding opportunities, alternative delivery methods, business optimization, and stakeholder engagement. He has performed scores of water, wastewater, recycled water, and groundwater sustainability rate studies and he has represented his clients in the planning of capital projects collectively worth more than $3B, including privatization contracts. A recognized thought-leader within the utility sector, he has published articles and presented at conferences on topics including alternative project delivery and the legal framework of water pricing.