Mark Mason is an American business executive, serving since 2019 as the

chief financial officer A chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization who is assigned the primary responsibility for making decisions for the company for projects and its finances; i.a.: financial planning, management of financial risks, ...

(CFO) of

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. He is one of the few black executives on Wall Street.

Early life and education

Mason was raised in

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, and as a teenager he worked for his grandparents, who ran carpentry and landscaping businesses. He earned a

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(BBA) in finance and graduated with honors from

Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...

. He then went on to earn a

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(MBA) degree from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

. Mark Mason is a brother of

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Career

Mason joined Citigroup in 2001 and has held a number of executive positions at the firm, including chief financial officer of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, chief executive officer of Citi Private Bank, chief executive officer of Citi Holdings, and chief financial officer and head of strategy and M&A for Citi’s Global Wealth Management Division. Mason is currently the firm’s CFO.

Board membership

Mason has been on the board of trustees of Howard University since 2012 and has been vice chair of the board of trustees since July 1, 2017.

References

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