Lieutenant General (retired) Mark Hertling served for 38 years in the US Army as a tanker and cavalryman, serving at every level from tank platoon leader on the East-West German border to Commander of the US Army, Europe (USAREUR) and the 7^th Army. Mark served a total of 38 months in combat – as a major in a cavalry squadron during Desert Storm, as an Assistant Division Commander in the 1^st Armored Division in Baghdad in 2003-4, and as the Commander of 1^st Armored Division and Multinational Task Force Iron in Northern Iraq in 2007-8 during the surge. During his time as Commander of USAREUR, Mark was heavily engaged in theater security cooperation activities with the 51 countries in Europe, and contributed to the transformation of the Armies of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Poland and several others.

After retiring from the Army, Mark became a Senior Vice President for a major healthcare organization in Orlando from 2013-2018.  While there, he designed and executed a healthcare leader course where he trained over 1400 physicians, nurses, and administrators at several healthcare organizations.  He is the author of the book “Growing Physician Leaders,” which was an Amazon best seller in the healthcare genre.

Mark was appointed to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition by President Obama in 2014, and in 2021 he was appointed by President Biden to be a commissioner of the American Battle Monuments Commission where he served as Chairman until 2023.  Mark was an adjunct scholar at West Point’s Modern War Institute, and he now serves as Professor of Practice of Strategic Leadership at the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College. He is also an executive member of the Dean's Alliance at Indiana University’s School of Public Health.  Since 2013, Hertling has served as a military and national security analysis for CNN/CNN International.

A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, he holds a master’s degree from Indiana University and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College.  Mark is married to his best friend, Sue. They have two sons and five grandsons.