Mark A. Weinberger | |
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Born |
July 28, 1961 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Emory University (1983) Case Western Reserve University (1987) Georgetown University Law Center (1991) |
Occupation | Global Chairman and CEO of EY |
Predecessor | Jim Turley |
Children | 4 |
Mark A. Weinberger (born July 28, 1961) is an American businessman. He is the global Chairman and CEO of EY, formerly known as Ernst & Young. Weinberger has also held several posts in the public sector in Washington, D.C., including time as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy.
Mark Weinberger was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary, a Methodist college preparatory school Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 1979. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1983. In 1987, he earned a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by a Master of Law from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1991.
Following his studies at Case Western Reserve University, Weinberger joined EY's tax department in 1987. He later moved from the private sector to the public sector, becoming tax counsel for Sen. John C. Danforth, a Republican from Missouri. He maintained that post through the early 1990s before becoming chief of staff for the 1994 Entitlement and Tax Reform Committee, which had recommended raising the retirement age for Social Security recipients, increasing premiums for Medicare and restricting tax deductions for interest on home mortgages.