Duarte Principals

Nancy Duarte  CEO, Principal

Nancy Duarte has driven the vision and growth of Duarte for 20 years, building an internationally respected design firm, which has created over a quarter of a million presentations. She has helped shape the perceptions of many of the world’s leading brands and thought leaders. Nancy is the author of the best-selling and award winning book Slide:ology The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, where her experience was distilled into best practices for business communicators. She continues to advance new forms of presentation through partnerships with innovative forums like TED and PopTech. Nancy serves as a TED Fellows committee member, is a 2009 Woman of Influence and 2008 Communicator of the Year. Nancy’s next book Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences will be published by Wiley and in bookstores October 2010.

Mark Duarte  Founder, CFO, Principal

Mark Duarte started Duarte two decades ago out of a passion for design and technology that burns stronger than ever today. He simply loved doing the work. In addition to keeping an experienced eye on the company’s top and bottom lines – and what’s in between – Mark navigates the leading edges of IT to ensure that Duarte’s teams have the computing power, platform availability, security and communications tools that distinguish Duarte from the rest of the industry. He built and continues to refine Duarte’s acclaimed resource planning and reporting system. And, to keep his versatile design chops current, Mark regularly lends his skills to personally support major client events. A quiet and perceptive man of great faith, Mark is the company’s spiritual leader who helps ensure personal balance and wise decisions across the organization.