BOARD MEMBERS

Board Member and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Temple University Japan; Former Senior U.S. Diplomat and Corporate Executive

Mr. Davidson is a Board Member and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies at Temple University Japan in Tokyo. Formerly, he was Director of Government & External Affairs for Amway Japan, a US$ 1-billion company based in Tokyo. Prior to that, he was a Senior Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. As a diplomat, Mark served four times in Japan, as well as in Islamabad, Asuncion, Madrid, Caracas, and Washington, DC. He taught U.S.-Japan relations and strategic leadership at the U.S. National Defense University, worked on Capitol Hill as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, and has published numerous articles, columns, and book chapters on U.S. domestic politics and foreign policy.

Mr. Davidson serves on several educational and charitable boards in Japan and the United States. Fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and French, he holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. (Law and Diplomacy) from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.