Mark W. Skinner JD

Skinner has served on the WFH executive committee since 2002, and is president of WFH USA, a US-based humanitarian aid organization allied with the WFH. He has also been very active in the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) in the USA for many years. He was president of the NHF in 2001-2002, and was on its board of directors from 1997-2003.

With a strong background in public policy and advocacy, Skinner has chaired or sat on numerous committees to press for improved safety and supply of blood products. He is currently a member of the WFH Blood Products Safety, Supply, and Availability Committee and the US Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, and previously served on the NHF’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC). He was also chair of the NHF Advocacy Committee that was responsible for achieving compensation for people with hemophilia infected with HIV in the US.

Skinner is president of the Institute for Policy Advancement, a non-profit organization assisting charitable organizations develop an effective, sustainable public policy program. Previously, as vice president for state programs with the American Insurance Association, he was responsible for planning and implementing state policy initiatives and political activity in the US. Before that, he served as administrative assistant and chief of staff to the Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Skinner received his undergraduate degrees in public administration and business administration from Kansas State University. He earned his law degree with honors from Washburn University School of Law, and studied international law at the University of Exeter in England.