Mark Walton

Over his 40-year career, Mark Walton has been an entrepreneur in the media and entertainment space, has held senior leadership positions at TV and film companies and has been a management consultant to several public and private sector entities seeking to engage with Africa, the Caribbean, and their Diaspora.

Mr. Walton is currently President of Sales & Marketing for One Caribbean Television, a TV  network providing news and entertainment shows to viewers in North America and the Caribbean.  Prior to this, he was a senior member of the team that launched The Africa Channel in the US and the UK. 

Mr. Walton oversaw websites dedicated to African news and travel for Moguldom Media;  he was a syndicator of over fifty TV shows, such as New York Undercover and he has been a distributor of independent films, including Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust.  He began his career at the CBS Television Network and held management positions in sales and marketing.

Mr. Walton has a passion for teaching and has been an adjunct instructor in media management for more than 20 years at Fordham University and is now teaching at The New School as a visiting associate professor of media management.

Mr. Walton received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University’s College of Communication, where he earned his BS in journalism and currently sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board. He also holds a Master’s from the Yale School of Management and has served on the school’s Board of Advisors.