Mark Pincus - Early Life and Background

Early Life and Background

Pincus was born into a Jewish family in Chicago and raised in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. He is the son of Theodore Pincus, a business columnist and public relations adviser to CEOs and politicians, and an architect mother. He attended Francis W. Parker School from kindergarten through 12th grade and graduated in 1984.

Pincus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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