Mark Peters

Mark Peters is an experienced communications professional currently serving as Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago since June 2020. Previously, Mark held positions including Senior Director of News and Content at the University of Chicago from January 2019 to June 2020, and Director of News and Content at The University of Chicago from May 2016 to January 2019. Mark's journalism career includes impactful roles at The Wall Street Journal, where responsibilities included U.S. Reporter and Assistant Editor, and as a Business Reporter at Dow Jones Newswires and The Hartford Courant. Mark's educational background includes graduate coursework in accounting and economics from the University of Connecticut School of Business, and a Bachelor's degree from Boston College.