Speakers and moderators

Mark Overmann serves as Executive Director of the Alliance for International Exchange, a public policy association that acts as the collective advocacy voice of the educational and cultural exchange community in the United States. Mark previously worked at the Alliance as Assistant Director and Deputy Director from 2009-2015.

Mark has also served as a Senior Manager at Accenture Federal Services supporting global health and diplomacy programs; Vice President of External Affairs at InterExchange; Director of College Communications at Georgetown University; and Program Associate for Communications at Global Ties US.

Mark has a bachelor’s in English from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s in International Communication from American University’s School of International Service. He is co-author with Sherry Mueller of Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development (Georgetown University Press, 2008, 2014).