Mark J. Robertson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Mark J. Robertson serves as CNA’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. As General Counsel, he advises CNA leadership and staff, as well as the CNA Board of Trustees, on all legal matters, including corporate law and governance, government contracts, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, and ethics. He also oversees government affairs and serves as the Corporate Secretary to the Board of Trustees.

Robertson has over 25 years of experience representing corporations, advising boards and executives, directing legal operations, building teams, and leading organizations. In addition to positions with international law firms based in New York and Washington, DC, he has held senior positions in government, including with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy. At the Department of Homeland Security, he served as Associate General Counsel for Science and Technology and Chief of Staff to the General Counsel. In that role, he managed over 1,500 attorneys throughout the department and provided legal and policy guidance to senior leaders.

Robertson earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He has also served as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.