Mark has built a successful career as a pioneer in the residential and commercial real estate development market in the Southwest U.S., concentrating heavily in Arizona, Wyoming and Texas. While Mark began his career as a CPA with KPMG, he quickly pivoted to real estate where he spent time as the CFO for a firm that developed industrial office parks in Phoenix, AZ.

Mark also spent time as Operating Partner and Director of Acquisitions and Strategic Planning for the Highlands Development Company, where he planned and developed a large golf course community. Mark then became the Co-founder and President of his own joint firm, The Baily/Isakson Group, where he focused on developing master planned residential communities. Notable developments include The Golf Club Scottsdale ($50MM in Scottsdale, AZ) and the Powder Horn Ranch Community ($75MM in Sheridan, WY).

Over the next decade, Mark continued to make impactful investments in these target markets and further proved himself an expert planner, developer, fundraiser and entrepreneur. Having recently sold his organically grown Real Estate Development Consulting and Valuation firm, Mark now drives significant growth and innovation with La Gorce in the building out of an effective development and fundraising team. Mark has a Bachelor’s in both Finance and Accounting from the University of Arizona.