Mark Bell, Ph.D., is a Partner and Head of Family Office Services and Private Capital at Balentine, an Atlanta-based wealth capital management firm. Prior to joining Balentine (2019), Mark was managing principal and director at Diversified Trust. He also served as chief investment officer at BlueArc Capital. Mark began his career with McKinsey & Co. and subsequently was director of strategy at D. E. Shaw & Co., a multi-strategy hedge fund manager, where he developed and executed the organization’s private equity investment strategy and launched the firm’s reinsurance business. He later served as the executive vice chairman of Brand Bank, where he led the recapitalization of the bank during the Financial Crisis.

In addition to being a frequent contributor to publications such as Real Assets Adviser, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Atlanta Business Chronicle, Mark has given international lectures at Luxembourg School of Finance, the University of Zurich, Sciences Po, the Vatican, and the Kuwait Fund. At Emory University, Mark is a senior fellow and adjunct faculty member of the Center for Alternative Investments at Goizueta Business School and a Visiting Professor and Advisory Board Chair in the Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods.

Mark is a valuable resource to Mensura as an advisor in our relationships and strategies as we interact on behalf of our clients who seek investment from private equity firms.

Mark is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, the author of a scholarly monograph, six peer-reviewed articles, and several edited chapters. Mark was the valedictorian of his Stanford class and earned a Marshall Scholarship to study at Oxford University. Dr. Bell received his Doctorate and Master's degree in Religious History from University of Oxford. He graduated from Stanford University.