Mark Messura serves as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Marketing for Cotton Incorporated, where he is responsible for the company’s global marketing and technical training programs with retailers, brands,and manufacturers. Mr. Messura is a frequent speaker and advisor to the textile industry on issues related to responsible sourcing, supply chain strategy, fiber economics and sustainability. Mr. Messura is currently Chairman of the Industry Advisory Board, Textile Apparel and Technology Management Program in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University, where he is also an adjunct associate professor. Mark also serves on the Industry Advisory Boards at Washington State University and Mississippi State University.Prior to joining Cotton Incorporated in 1994 ,he served as Director of Policy and Programs for the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, and as Associate Director of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. He earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in Economics and an M.A. in Policy Analysis from Duke University.