Mark Cheng has over 40 years of experience solving tough problems, building partnerships, and successfully conducting high-risk/high-return operations on the ground and at the enterprise level. He recently served as Executive Director of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) from June 2019 - August 2022. The board intensely focused on the rise of China, particularly economically and technologically, and our nation’s ability to maintain a competitive advantage.
Mark was a career member of the Senior Intelligence Service at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), joining the CIA in the late 1990s after close to 20 years at the Department of State. While at the Department of State, he spent the majority of tours focused on China with assignments in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Cairo as well as in Washington.
At the CIA Mark worked on South Asia, Counterterrorism, Covert Action, Intelligence Community affairs, and was Chief, National Resources Division in the Directorate of Operations.