Mark Haas Awards, Recognition, Certifications, and Credentials

Executive Summary

Mark Haas is a Strategy Advisor, Serial Entrepreneur, and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) specializing in Corporate Strategy, Governance, and Enterprise Growth for mid-market firms ($5M–$100M). Having founded and led three professional services firms, including Haas Strategy Solutions and the Association for Enterprise Growth, Haas brings an operator’s perspective to Corporate Governance and Executive Facilitation.

His advisory career spans high-stakes engagements for the US Navy, American Medical Association, Planned Parenthood, Volunteers of America, NIH, and Exxon. A former Chair and CEO of IMC USA, he is a Fellow of the Institute and a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient who served 20 years as the national Ethics Officer for the consulting profession. A Harvard and Colgate graduate, his expertise in business ethics, strategic governance, and business model development is grounded in 30+ years of practice and peer recognition.

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Institute of Management Consultants USA, ISO-based global certification in management consulting (1996-present), www.imcusa.org

  • Commercial Pilot License, Federal Aviation Administration, Certificate #2122805, https://www.faa.gov

  • Private Pilot License, Federal Aviation Administration, https://www.faa.gov

  • Instrument Rating, Federal Aviation Administration, https://www.faa.gov

Major Awards and Honors

Institute of Management Consultants USA:

Society of Petroleum Engineers:

Leadership Roles

Institute of Management Consultants USA

Society of Petroleum Engineers:

Government and Strategic Facilitation Engagements

  • Principal Strategic Facilitator for fleet and force coordination of the US Navy’s global Science and Technology R&D roadmap (2014), Office of Naval Research, https://www.onr.navy.mil

  • Strategic Facilitation Consultant for the US Navy’s first STEM Forum in Washington, DC (2011), Office of Naval Research, https://www.onr.navy.mil

  • Strategy Development Facilitator to develop a strategy for national disaster emergency response professionals (2011), American Medical Association/National Disaster Life Support, https://www.ama-assn.org and https://www.ndlsf.org

  • Team Lead Facilitator for development of the WWIV military strategy of Cognitive Dominance at West Point (2015), COLGEN (Colonels and Generals) with MG Bob Scales and Col. Jack Pryor, https://www.armywarcollege.edu

  • Executive Strategy Workshop Facilitator for development of countermeasures for bioterrorism and other public health threats (2012), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov

  • Executive Strategic Facilitator for development of a coordinated public/private response to nuclear terrorism (2012), US Coast Guard, https://www.uscg.mil

  • Principal Strategic Facilitator to renovate a national strategy with leaders of 400+ adult soccer leagues (2009), US Adult Soccer Association, https://usadultsoccer.com/

  • Executive Strategy Facilitator to stand up the Board of Directors for a new financial services company (2004), Prime Alliance Solutions, https://www.primealliancesolutions.com

Expert Witness Engagement

Speaking

  • Keynote Speaker, Association for Strategic Planning, Topic: An Ecosystem Approach to Strategy Development (2018), https://www.strategyassociation.org

  • Workshop Leader, Exit Planning Institute, Topic: Define, Deliver and Capture Value With a Business Model Canvas (2016), https://info.exit-planning-institute.org/

  • Conference Speaker, American Psychological Association, Topic: Ethical Principles of Business Consulting Psychologists (2016), https://www.apa.org

  • Webinar, Ivy Exec, Topic: Management Consulting As a Second Career (2012), https://ivyexec.com

  • Conference Speaker, Texas Economic Development Council, Topic: Accelerating Economic Development With Innovative Analytics (2015), https://businessintexas.com/

  • Conference Speaker, Ethics and Compliance Association, Topic: Impact of External Advisors on Your Ethics Culture and Practices (2011), https://eci-insights.com

  • Conference Speaker, Institute of Management Consultants USA, Topic: Using Ethics As a Powerful Value-Added Consulting Service (2013), https://imcusa.org

  • Sole Speaker, American Association of Big Data Professionals, Topic: Opportunities and Obligations of Big Data In a VUCA World (2015), https://aibdp.org

Training

  • Principal Strategy Consultant and Trainer, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Developed curriculum, pilots, and trained professionals from more than two dozen countries in how to start and run a consulting business with project management, business diagnostics, and marketing and sales in Eastern Europe and Western Asia (2013), https://ebrd.com

  • Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals - Trained executives of the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals in leadership and management, including self-management, team leadership, business ethics, and leading in a VUCA environment (2015), https://www.nishati.go.tz

  • NIH Research Facility Administration - Trained biomedical research facility administrators how to oversee construction or renovation of facilities, move laboratories, and evaluate operational effectiveness (2003), https://orf.od.nih.gov/

Publications and Professional Writing

  • Author of more than 50 technical papers, book chapters, and articles on engineering, geology, ethics, strategy, and governance

  • Publications include peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (1987), https://onepetro.org/JPT/issue/39/01

  • M.R. Haas; J.P. Brashear; F. Morra, Jr.J Pet Technol 39 (01): 77–88.Paper Number: SPE-13897-PA, Historical Trends and Current Production of Gas From Tight Formations (includes associated papers 16461 and 16645), January 1, 1987

  • Mark Haas, "Upstream Sector Productivity: The Role of R&D in Gas Technology Development,”1997 Natural Gas Yearbook, https://www.eba-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5-Vol18_No1_1997_Book-Review_1997-Natural.pdf

  • Author, Daily Tips for Consultants newsletter (2005-2009) with 1,500 posts, distributed in 104 countries

  • Author, Code of Ethics and Enforcement Procedures for the US Management Consulting Profession (2003), https://www.imcusa.org/about/ethics/

Academic Credentials and Teaching

Teaching roles:

  • Teaching Fellow - population and resource economics (1978-79), Harvard University, https://harvard.edu

  • Teaching Assistant - energy and environmental technology and policy (1978-79), Harvard University, https://harvard.edu

  • Lecturer - ethics of big data (2011), Georgetown University, https://georgetown.edu

  • Lecturer - business advisory ethics (2018), University of Georgia, https://uga.edu

  • Instructor - building professional advisory capabilities (2015-2018) American Management Association, https://www.amanet.org

  • Instructor - business ethics, management consulting, strategy (1999-2018), Institute of Management Consultants, https://imcusa.org

  • Instructor -business development, project management, business diagnostics (2013), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, https://ebrd.com‍ ‍ ‍

Board and Advisory Governance Service

Selected governance roles include: