Mark Ingram

Background

About Mark Ingram

Mark is passionate about tackling entrenched social and environmental challenges through market driven solutions. Having successfully built Business for Development (focused on the promotion and implementation of inclusive business ventures in developing countries) and catalyzed inclusive finance to achieve SDG-aligned impact outcomes through his role as Chief Impact Officer at Brightlight, he has now established his own consulting firm, LINC Strategies. As the name suggests, the function of LINC Strategies is to connect communities to markets and finance to create scaled solutions to poverty. Mark Ingram previously served as the New Zealand Consul General to Victoria and Trade Commissioner for Biotechnology from 2003 – 2007. During that period, Mark brokered the establishment of the Australia New Zealand Biotech Alliance, founded the New Zealand Victoria Business Group, and led the first official visit of the Victorian State Premier (Hon Steve Bracks) to New Zealand in over 50 years. Prior to his diplomatic posting, Mark had worked for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as an Export Consultant from 2001-2002, 7 years working in international trade with Anthony Marquet Ltd – 2001) as Trading Manager and with the large Japanese trading house Kanematsu Corporation (1994 – 1998) as Metals Division Assistant Manager. Mark graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Education and is currently undertaking a Master of Arts in Vocational Practice (MAVP) at Tabor College. He has completed post graduate courses on Investment Management at the University of Geneva and Strategic Leadership at the Melbourne Business School. Mark was a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Advisory Committee for Human Security at La Trobe University and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), an Advisory Committee member at Tear Fund Australia and Grameen Australia.