Mark Ball, Managing Director
Mark is the Managing Director of Emerging Sun, LLC. He has over 20 years of management consulting experience, specifically in the areas of strategic sourcing, IT strategy, supplier relationship management and performance improvement. He founded Emerging Sun in 2005 to help corporate and government clients reduce their IT costs and improve business performance. Mark has managed of all elements of the supply chain management and acquisition process, from analysis of client’s category spend and upfront opportunity assessment, through RFP activities, vendor selection and contract negotiations, with a particular focus on IT hardware, software, telecommunications and professional services. Mark also built the African operations of Emerging Sun based in Johannesburg, South Africa, focused on enabling global clients to pursue opportunities and expand their footprint across Africa. He has previously served as a senior manager with Fannie Mae, where he led technology sourcing projects and negotiated vendor contracts within the company’s IT department. Mark has several years of prior consulting experience with leading firms including A.T. Kearney.
Mark has worked on several engagements with the federal government, including an IT modernization effort for HHS, a strategic sourcing IT assessment project for the IRS, a global acquisition strategy for the U.S. Army, and launching a new Program Management Office for the National Sciences Foundation.
Mark has an MBA from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.