Frank E. Mars is a fourth-generation member of the Mars Family. Since 1990, Frank has held a variety of positions across its diverse business categories and global operations, including Electronics, Snack Food, Pet Care and Food segments across the United States, Europe, and Asia. From 2005 to 2017, he served as Global President of Mars Symbioscience, a technology-based health and life sciences venture within Mars.
Frank has served on the Board of Directors of Mars since 2010 and was Board Chair from March 2020 until March 2023. Currently, Frank is acting as an Advisor of Strategic Programs within Mars, including those developing scalable regenerative based ecosystem solutions which increase the resilience and sustainability of key tropical marine and terrestrial raw material supply ecosystems important to Mars.
Frank is also Co-founder and a Director of Heliae®, a leading global algal technology company focused on developing innovative microalgal solutions to regenerate soil health by improving soil quality and structure, water productivity, and nutrient use efficiency. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Yale University in 1985 and his MBA in 1990 from Duke University (Fuqua School of Business). He is also a member of the Advisory Board to the UN Decade of Restoration.
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