Mark Newberg

Mark Newburg, Director, Impact Strategies at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, is the Director of Impact Strategies for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, a full-service law firm where he is helping develop an impact practice and an integrated impact team. Additionally, Mark is Deputy Director of the Global Innovation Summit, a gathering of global thought leaders spurring the creation of innovation ecosystems and, as a consultant, Managing Director of Impact Investment Strategies for 5 Stone Green Capital. He was previously a Senior Policy Advisor at the US Small Business Administration, where he led impact investing policy efforts and the Startup America: Reducing Barriers series as part of his high-growth entrepreneurship and innovation portfolio. Prior to his time at SBA, Mark was a post-Katrina Advisor to the New Orleans City Council, focusing on big picture policy issues in the recovery. Currently based in Washington, DC, he is a frequent speaker on issues of impact, has written occasional opinion pieces for various outlets, including the recent Spectrum of Impact in America, and advises several high-growth, high-impact startups. Mark holds a BA from Tulane University, a JD from Tulane Law School, and was a Visiting Student at Harvard Law School.