Mark R. Nelson, PhD, MBA, FASAE, CAE

Mark brings more than twenty-five years of award-winning experience reimagining ecosystems on the brink of innovation or disrupted by emerging technologies—providing vision, skill and creativity that evolves organizations beyond the status-quo to new levels of achievement. His association experience ranges from small to large, and crosses professional, discipline, and trade associations. He served as a charter member of ASAE’s Research Foundation Innovation Grants Program and served as its most recent chair. He contributed to ASAE Research Foundation research projects on innovation in associations, in addition to other volunteer roles. His innovation-related awards and honors span his experience in teaching, research, practice, service, and leadership. A full bio of organizations and ASAE volunteer engagement activities can be found on his LinkedIn page.