Mark has a mathematics degree and a Master’s degree in operational research. He worked on statistics for Plessey Radar, AC Nielsen, Royal Mail, and MORI and geodemographics and digital mapping for Pinpoint Analysis and CACI. He was a director and partner at Business Geographics, an innovative digital mapping, geodemographics, and web development agency.

Mark is a founder of UKGeo and Bluewave Geographics, providing survey sampling and digital mapping for market research. A hands-on analyst, he has experience in survey design, sampling, statistical modelling, and geodemographics. For 15 years Mark has volunteered at the Martlets Hospice in Hove as a community visitor and befriender for socially isolated palliative care patients. He has also been Churchwarden of St Luke’s church in Prestonville, Brighton since 2015.