Mark Tatum
About Mark Tatum
Mark Tatum is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Basketball Association and a Board Member at General Motors. He has extensive experience in marketing and corporate partnerships, having worked at various organizations including Major League Baseball, PepsiCo, Clorox Co, and Procter and Gamble.
Title
Mark Tatum holds the position of Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Current Roles
Mark Tatum serves as a Board Member at General Motors, beginning his tenure in 2021. Concurrently, he holds the position of Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the NBA since 2014.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current roles, Mark Tatum accumulated extensive experience in various positions. At the NBA, he served as Executive Vice President, Global Marketing Partnerships from 2009 to 2014 and as Senior Vice President, Marketing Partnerships from 1999 to 2009. He also worked for Major League Baseball in Corporate Sponsorships from 1998 to 1999. His early career includes roles at PepsiCo as a Sports Marketing Intern in 1997, at Clorox Co as Region Sales Manager from 1995 to 1996, and at Procter and Gamble as Corporate Account Executive from 1991 to 1995.
Education and Expertise
Mark Tatum holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management from Harvard Business School, earned from 1996 to 1998. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University, completed between 1987 and 1991. Additionally, he completed his high school education at Brooklyn Tech, where he graduated in 1987.