MARK EGON MACKENZIE, 46, of Manhattan passed away June 6, 2016 at 3:15pm local time after a long battle with cancer. Mark was born January 17, 1970, in Tripoli, Libya, to Bernard and Gabriele (Pole) Mackenzie. He graduated from the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in 1988, the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in 1992, and New York University Stern School of Business with an MBA in 2000.
Mark's professional life started in Austin, Texas, and moved him to London, Beijing, and finally Manhattan where he married Sandra Faber in 2008.
Mark was one of the kindest and smartest individuals his friends will have ever known. He was a loving husband and beautiful soul.
In work, he was highly regarded by peers and clients alike. Following a start in the accounting field, he focused on media, technology and telecommunications companies for most of his career, serving as an investment banker, analyst and venture capital investor at Lehman Brothers, Alliance Bernstein and UBS. More than an enthusiast of the topics he researched and wrote about, Mark was deeply engaged at a personal level. He was tireless in his willingness to provide advice and support, especially to professionals at earlier stages of their careers.
Mark is survived by his wife Sandra, his parents Mac and Gaby, and his sister Philippa. He is also survived by five nieces and nephews, thirteen cousins and by many close friends all over the world whose well wishes highlight his kind, loving, and joyful personality.
Mark's wife asks that friends, who wish to do something in Mark's memory, consider making a 100% charitable donation to the "IRTS Foundation" in support of the Mark Mackenzie Fellowship. The established fund will support this special training opportunity, which includes summer internships in the media industry, a cause for which Mark felt strongly.