Mark Bean
Board Member
Mark Bean is a full time active Real Estate Broker, Investor and Developer who works with motivated sellers and buyers to achieve their real estate goals.
Prior to moving into Real Estate, Mark was the youngest Senior Vice President at Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon and Eckhard -- a Fortune 500 Advertising Agency. While at Bozell, Mark was the team leader who led the Jewel/Osco Account and supervised a staff of 38 fantastic team members who built that account from $12.5 million to $27 million in 2 years.
Mark holds both a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Master’s in Journalism from the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He lives on Chicago’s north side with his partner Nancy Paradiso.
Mark has served as the Senior Warden and Jr. Warden and on the Vestry at COS. Mark was also the recipient of the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award for CFF and has been involved with the program for the last thirty years.