Mark Kennedy Shriver

Mark Shriver
Shriver in January 2013
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 15th district
In office 1995–2003
Personal details
Born	Mark Kennedy Shriver (1964-02-17) February 17, 1964 (age 53) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Ripp
Relations	Bobby Shriver (brother) Maria Shriver (sister) Timothy Shriver (brother) Anthony Shriver (brother) see Kennedy family
Children	Molly, Tommy, Emma
Parents	Sargent Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Alma mater	College of the Holy Cross, B.A. Harvard University, M.P.A.
Occupation	Politician, Activist, President of Save the Children Action Network
Religion	Roman Catholic

Mark Kennedy Shriver (born February 17, 1964) is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for two consecutive terms, from 1995 to 2003. Since 2014, he has served as President of Save the Children Action Network, where he leads an effort to mobilize Americans to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths globally and to ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to high-quality early childhood education. Shriver’s career fighting for social justice in advocacy and service organizations, as well as elected office, has focused on advancing the right of every child to a safe and vibrant childhood.

Shriver married Jeanne Eileen Ripp (born November 30, 1965) on June 26, 1992 and they have three children.

Shriver was born in Washington, D.C. He is part of the Kennedy political family, since his mother was Eunice Mary Kennedy. He may also be considered to be a part of the "Shriver political family", since his ancestor David Shriver was a delegate of Frederick County, Maryland who signed the Maryland Constitution and Bill of Rights at Maryland's Constitutional Convention of 1776. His father is Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps upon its establishment by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, a former ambassador to France and the 1972 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate. Mark Shriver has written a memoir about his father, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver. In 2013, Shriver won a Christopher Award for the book. In 2016, he wrote a second book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis. His sister, Maria Shriver, is a former journalist and the former First Lady of California (she was married to former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger until mid-year 2011).

Shriver attended high school at the Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, Maryland. Afterward, he earned a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1986, and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1993.