Mark Sutcliffe is an Ottawa writer, broadcaster, entrepreneur and community leader.  He writes several columns a week in the Ottawa Citizen and also hosts the Chat Room, a top-rated talk show every weekday morning on Ottawa’s news-talk radio station, 580 CFRA.  Mark also hosts a Sunday morning national political television show on CPAC, and Talk Ottawa, a nightly community issues program airing three times per week on Rogers TV. 

Mark is also the majority owner and CEO of Great River Media Inc. which publishes a number of magazines and newspapers including the Ottawa Business Journal.  Mark was previously a member of the Ottawa Citizen’s senior management team and was also the CEO of InBusiness Media Network.

Mark is a committed volunteer and fundraiser, and served on the United Way Campaign Cabinet for six years. He was also Chair of the United Way Ottawa board of directors.  He was also the Chair of the Great Canadian Theatre Company for eight years, and was a board member of the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.  In 2008, he was named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year at the Ottawa Philanthropy Awards.

Mark was appointed to the Board of Governors for a two year term effective September 1, 2011.