Mark Ritchie

Minnesota’s Secretary of State from 2007-2015, recently retired as President of Global Minnesota. He is Minnesota’s Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army and serves on the National Advisory Board of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, including two terms as National Secretary. He is currently the board chair of the U.S. Vote Foundation and the Military Historical Society of Minnesota. In the 1980s Mark served as the international trade policy analyst at Minnesota’s Department of Agriculture. He serves as an appointed member of the Federal Election Assistance Commission Advisory Board and was a member of the US Trade Representative’s delegation to the World Trade Organization’s Founding Ministerial. Since 2013 he has led Minnesota’s public-private partnership working to bring an international exposition to Minnesota, the World Fair Bid Committee Educational Fund. He is a co-founder and National Secretary of Expo USA.