Mark V. Vlasic has served as a soldier, a lawyer, a prosecutor, a professor, a producer, and a diplomat, and has worked for the White House, the Pentagon, the World Bank, the United Nations, a major television studio, and a large international law firm. Focused on “advanced problem solving,” and issues related to international law, private/corporate diplomacy, public-private partnerships, human rights/hostage negotiations, interfaith dialogue, strategic philanthropy, cultural heritage/museum law, and Washington/stakeholder engagement, Mark helps clients identify key stakeholders from the political, regulatory and NGO sectors, and works with clients to develop and execute strategies to achieve sustainable results.

Mark served as an outside pro bono advisor to the Director-General of UNESCO on cultural heritage protection and “blood antiquities” issues and his related work inspired the lead character “Danny” in the action-adventure series BLOOD & TREASURE for CBS Studios, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime. He is an Executive Producer of the hit scripted series and works on social impact film and television matters in Hollywood. Mark also serves as an ITAC Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and as Senior Advisor to Techstars, the largest pre-seed investor in the world.

He can be reached at mvlasic@madisonpllc.com