J. Mark Hemmann,
Founder and CEO
As founder of Convergence, LLC, Mark manages the firm’s strategic direction and overall operations as well as clients’ market entry and strategic advisory services.
Mark has worked over 25 years in significant positions for top-tier international banks, companies and lessors as well as having served on the Board of Directors of an LSE-listed private equity fund. He built the U.S. debt capital markets, cross border distribution, and structured finance platforms for a global top-20, trillion-dollar Asian bank. Mark also spent six years as a Director of Capital Markets at a major multinational bank where he was responsible for managing a $2 billion portfolio. Prior to those endeavors, he worked in significant roles for one of the largest private lessors, a Fortune 200 company and top-8 airline, and in government service.
Mark earned both his M.B.A and M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, studied at Philipps Universität in Marburg, Germany, and received his B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College in Claremont, CA. Mark maintains speaking, reading and writing proficiency in German and a conversational knowledge of Mandarin. He is a frequent speaker on financial and cross-border issues at conferences and universities in the US and overseas.