{"id":12,"date":"2016-03-29T06:17:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/?p=12"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T20:18:56","slug":"mark-begich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncompassgroup.com\/team-members\/mark-begich\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Begich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Begich is the President and CEO of Northern Compass Group LLC. A businessman since age 14 and a public servant with decades of experience, Begich has built an impressive record of accomplishments on some of the most complicated and important issues such as fisheries, travel &amp; tourism, transportation, resource development, tribal and Alaska Native interests, the Arctic, education, veterans, commerce, housing and more.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure as U.S. Senator for Alaska, Mark Begich earned the reputation of a hard-working, pragmatic problem-solver who was willing to work across party lines to get things done. Defying party labels and drawing daily on his business background, Begich broke down bureaucratic barriers to get things done.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly rising to leadership positions, Begich chaired both the Steering and Outreach Committee and the Oceans Subcommittee. He also served on other influential committees including Appropriations, Commerce, Veterans, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Armed Services, and Indian Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Begich was appointed to the President\u2019s Export Council, the national advisory board to the White House on important export and trade policy. Begich was also named Chair of the bipartisan U.S.-China Inter-parliamentary Group aimed at improving trade relations between the U.S. and China.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to serving in the Senate, Begich was the Mayor of Anchorage for six years and served on the Anchorage Assembly for ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Begich is married to Anchorage businesswoman Deborah Bonito and they have a young son, Jacob.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Begich is the President and CEO of Northern Compass Group LLC. 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