Mark Hedstrom

US Executive Director, Movember Foundation

Mark Hedstrom is the Executive Director in the US for the Movember Foundation, the global charity focused on men’s health, funding over 1,200 innovative projects across 21 countries. To date, the foundation has raised hundreds of millions for men’s health programs supporting three critical areas: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

Hedstrom is responsible for the U.S. strategy, management and operations of the global men’s health foundation. In this role he oversees community and corporate engagement, partnerships, marketing, public and government relations, finance, operations and human resources. He was previously the Global Director, Programs Commercialization for the Movember Foundation from 2017 through 2018.

Before joining the Movember Foundation, Hedstrom held various positions, serving as the Manager of Global Strategy and Planning at Oakley, a global consumer packaged goods company, as the Chief Financial Officer at The Arbor Collective, a board sports and apparel company, and as a Director of Operations and Finance at The Advisory Board Company, a global technology and consulting company.

Hedstrom holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. He grew up outside of Boston but now lives in LA. He is the third (out of three) most important humans in his family and just ahead of the two dogs, David Ortiz and LeBron James.