Mark Olsen

 Mark is a digital content writer and creative director for a variety of industries, with expertise in the capital markets. He has more than 15 years of experience inspiring teams, conceiving marketable ideas and distilling information into concise, compelling stories for rich digital media and events.

 He spent over 10 years on the brand side, creating marketing materials and multimedia as a writer and senior creative professional under contract with investment manager Pimco. He launched the brand’s global video practice from inception and developed the format, look and tone of its original motion picture content. He’s written and produced material for dozens of live events, including

conferences hosted in cities around the world, featuring financial personalities and well-known government policymakers, including Bill Gross, Mohamed El-Erian, Neel Kashkari, Doug Hodge, Dan Ivascyn and Richard Clarida. He has a strong grasp of macroeconomic, portfolio management and risk management fundamentals. During his time, the firm’s assets under management grew from $200

billion to $2 trillion.

 He also has written and created for Nuveen/TIAA, including major components of the firm’s online content and print collateral as part of its rebrand into ESG or responsible investing. Current or past accounts have included American Funds, Green Street Advisors, Co-op Financial Services, Research Affiliates, Allianz, Transamerica, Mutual of Omaha, First National Bank of Omaha/Kansas,

Bank of Bellevue, Venbrook, Court Investment Services, SilverOak Investments, AnnuityScout.com, uMogul.com, Samsung, Iron Mountain, Genesis and Boeing.

 In addition to writing and art directing, he creatively directs and produces most facets of digital media post-production workflow. He has developed and leads a network of independent creative resources, including designers, motion graphic artists, editors, sound designers and composers.