The GlobalPost Team
Mark Scheffler - Frontier Markets
Mark Scheffler will cover frontier markets for GlobalPost with a specific focus on business at the forefront, on the margins and in the shadows of the global economy. An all-platform journalist proficient in print, audio and video storytelling, his work has appeared on Slate.com, Salon.com and PBS. He was an award-winning contributor to the Chicago Tribune Magazine, where he reported on a range of topics, including the training of special forces troops and the effectiveness of pop-culture diplomacy between the US and Arab world post-9/11. Most recently, he was a staff reporter for Crain's Chicago Business, where he wrote about nonprofits, consumer trends, residential real estate and international commerce. He reported and shot video stories for Crain's from China, India and Indonesia, producing everything from articles about Hyatt and United Airlines in Beijing, to videos about Motorola and McDonald's in Mumbai. He's the founder of BusinessPOV.com, a pioneering online video magazine about innovation and offbeat economic activity. His travels and work have taken him to more than 30 countries, including Nicaragua, Rwanda, Gabon and Bulgaria.