Mark Scott (businessman)

Mark Scott AO
Scott speaking at the University of Melbourne in 2014
Born	Mark Walter Scott (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	Australian
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	University of Sydney Harvard University
Occupation	Public servant
Employer	NSW Department of Education
Title	Secretary
Predecessor	Michele Bruniges
Spouse(s)	Briony Scott

Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian businessman, who was the managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2016. Prior to commencing at the ABC, Scott had previously held a senior role at Fairfax Media, responsible for the editorial content of the group's major newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age.

In June 2016, Scott was appointed Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education.

Scott was born in 1962 in Los Angeles. He holds dual Australian and United States citizenship.

Educated at Knox Grammar School, Scott worked for the New South Wales Greiner Liberal government, as chief of staff to the Education Minister, Virginia Chadwick, and as a senior adviser to education minister, Terry Metherell.

In 2010 he was appointed to a second five-year term as the ABC's Managing Director. His time at the ABC has been marked by extensive change, including the creation of ABC3, a digital TV channel for children, and the 24-hour news channel ABC News 24, as well as a major expansion into digital and on-line technology and an expansion of quality drama. Scott has been a strong defender of the value of social media in journalism and skeptical on the capacity of news organisations to charge for content they have previously provided free of charge.