Mark A. Vander Ploeg

Director/Board Member at

The Spencer Foundation

74 year

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Mark A. Vander Ploeg is currently the Director at The Spencer Foundation and an Associate Member at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
He previously worked as Vice Chairman at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Chairman at Macalester College, Director at Dawson Geophysical Co., Managing Director at Salomon Brothers, Senior Managing Director at Evercore Capital Partners, and Director at Okabena Co. He is also the Lead Independent Director at Dawson Geophysical Co. Mr. Vander Ploeg holds an MBA from The University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree from Macalester College.

Mark A. Vander Ploeg active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Spencer Foundation The Spencer Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Director/Board Member	-
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an economic research institute	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Mark A. Vander Ploeg

Companies	Position	End
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY	Director/Board Member	23/03/2022
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY	Director/Board Member	01/02/2015
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2007
Macalester College Macalester College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Chairman	01/01/2006
Okabena Co. Okabena Co. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	10
Dawson Geophysical Co. /Old/ Dawson Geophysical Co. /Old/ Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services	Technology Services
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Finance
Salomon Brothers Salomon Brothers Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A Wall Street invesment bank.	Finance
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Macalester College Macalester College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Spencer Foundation The Spencer Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous
Evercore Capital Partners Evercore Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Evercore Capital invests in middle-market companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an economic research institute	Commercial Services
Okabena Co. Okabena Co. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Dawson Geophysical Co. Dawson Geophysical Co. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services for oil & natural gas exploration	Industrial Services