Mark Schiffhauer is Chief Creative Officer of ZEIT Publishing Group, Germany's most widely read weekly newspaper. In this function, he heads ZEIT Studio, DIE ZEIT's branded content division. Looking back on over 20 years in the event business, he is also Managing Director of Convent Kongresse GmbH, DIE ZEIT's conference company.

Mark studied American Studies in Frankfurt am Main, Marburg and the University of California at Santa Cruz and wrote his dissertation on American Environmental History. He lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.