Mark N. Clemente, publisher and editorial director of Clemente Communications Group, is a noted consultant and the author of five books and dozens of journal articles on marketing, communication, and business development. He holds a master's degree in strategic communication and leadership.

Mark has worked as a writer and consultant for more than 25 years and has directed large-scale communication assignments for numerous Fortune 500 and major middle-market clients. He has served as president of Clemente, Greenspan & Co., Inc. – a business development consulting and research firm; senior vice president of GlobalFluency; national director of marketing and communications for Alexander & Alexander Consulting Group; director of national business development for Coopers & Lybrand; and a senior writer in the advertising and PR units of Ogilvy & Mather.

Mark’s writings have been translated into foreign languages throughout Europe and Asia. He is the author of a popular encyclopedic dictionary of marketing and sales, an executive leader's guide to effective organizational communications, and two best-selling books on strategic mergers and acquisitions. He is a regular editorial contributor to prominent business journals and has been published and quoted widely in such publications as The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Barron's, Sales & Marketing Management, Human Resource Executive, Harvard Management Update, Executive Leadership, Wall Street Journal, and IndustryWeek.

Mark is an internationally recognized expert on marketing, corporate, and executive communications and has spoken worldwide on the subjects before professional and academic groups, including the American Management Association, Association for Corporate Growth, Strategic Research Institute, and Cornell University Law School.