Executive Director

Mark Braun

Executive Director

mark.braun@iowaregents.edu
(515) 281-3934

Mark Braun became Executive Director of the Board of Regents on November 1, 2017.

Braun has served in the Board of Regents system since October 1998. From 1998-2008, Braun advocated for the Board on behalf of the University of Iowa as its State Relations Officer. Subsequently, he served as Chief of Staff and Vice President of External Relations for University of Iowa President Sally Mason. Braun was tapped by the Board to lead its efficiency efforts as the Transformation Project Manager and Vice President for Operational Efficiency and Regulatory Analysis in 2014 and 2015. He was then appointed as the Board’s Chief Operating Officer in December 2015.

Braun holds an Ed.D., an MBA, a BS in public administration, and a BS in political science.