Mark Penn
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Mark J. Penn (born January 15, 1954), who has been a pollster, political strategist, and author, is currently the Corporate Vice President for Strategic and Special Projects at Microsoft Corporation.
Until July 2012, Penn was the worldwide CEO of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and president of the polling firm Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. Penn's clients have included political and business leaders, including U.S. President Bill Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates; he also served as chief strategist and pollster to Hillary Clinton in her 2008 presidential campaign. In September 2007, he released a book titled Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, which examines small trends sweeping the world. Penn is married to Nancy Jacobson, a professional fundraiser.
Read more about Mark Penn: Corporate Work, President Bill Clinton - 1994–2000, Tony Blair Campaign For Prime Minister of 2005, Microtrends, 2010 Midterm Elections, Microsoft Corporation
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