Mr. Mark Ross is the retired Managing Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Cleveland office, a position he held from 2015-2020. During his tenure Mr. Ross lead, collaborated, promoted teaming, and drove connectivity and growth across the market as a member of the firm’s Extended Leadership Team. During his 33-year career at PricewaterCoopers, he held several positions within the company, including audit associate, senior manager and partner of the firm’s transaction services (TS) practice, and leader of the Florida firm’s TS practice in Miami. Prior to returning to Cleveland, he led the TS West Region practice in San Francisco, repsonsible for territories from Texas to the West Coast. In addition to leading significant acquisition and divestiture due diligence engagements for clients throughout his career, he also had the opportunity to lead the learning and development efforts for the TS practice, which included the creation and execution of large scale conferences and other important continuing education programs.

Mr. Ross serves as the Board Chair for College Now of Greater Cleveland and a board member of the City Club of Cleveland. Additionally, he serves as the Secretary and Treasurer on the Playhouse Square board, Leader of the Innovation Committee of the Greater Cleveland Partnership board, Secretary for the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio board, Chiar of the Audit and Finance Committees on the Hospice of the Western Reserve board and member of the Steering Committee for VeloSano. Previously he served as a board member for the commission on Economic Inclusion, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and the Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland. He is also a member of The 50 Club of Cleveland, The Union Club of Cleveland, and was in the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2016.

Mr. Ross received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Miami University and his Masters in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2022

Board Committees: Audit and Conflict of Interest (co-Chair), Governance