Mark Smith is the Chair at Taxpayers for Common Sense. Mark was previously the Executive Director at Blue Star Families from March 2010 to October 2014. Prior to that, they were the CEO and Executive Director at Operation Homefront from September 2008 to September 2009. Mark also served as the Director of National Security Programs at The Philanthropy Roundtable from June 2006 to September 2008. Mark began their career as an Account Executive at Outward Bound USA from October 2001 to May 2005.
Mark Smith earned their Master of Arts in National Security Studies and Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS. Mark also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Washington and Lee University.