US Retirement Partners

Mark M. Skinner

From late 2004 until 2006, Mark M. Skinner was the president and chief executive officer of the Retirement Services Division of CitiStreet (previously known as The Copeland Companies), a joint venture between Citigroup and State Street Corp. The organization he led consisted of 25 regional offices and more than 500 financial advisors. Focused on the K-12 public schools, local governmental entities, hospitals and small corporations, the organization served more than 4,000 public schools, 500 municipalities, 1800 hospitals and 6000 corporations, with $20 billion in assets. He was also a member of the Executive Operating Group of CitiStreet, which is the second largest retirement plan recordkeeper in the United States based on the number of participants.

Mr. Skinner joined Copeland in 1980 and directed the firm’s operations in Pennsylvania as regional manager and, subsequently, regional vice president. In 1986, he was promoted to national sales director, and was then promoted to president in 1995. He led the company's dramatic growth to annual revenues of $150 million. During his time as president, he redirected the company’s focus to greater emphasis on the long-term planning needs of the individual plan participants. This initiative, known as Financial Planning for Retirement, became a core strategy of the organization and a breakthrough industry direction.

For six years prior to joining Copeland, Mr. Skinner’s career focused on employee benefits as an Associate Pension Consultant and a Group Insurance Consultant with the UNUM Corp.

Mark Skinner received a bachelor’s of science degree in business from the University of Maine, and he is a graduate of The Stanford University Business School Executive Program for Smaller Companies. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Odyssey Funds, as a Corporate Academy Liaison for the National Academy Foundation, and as an active participant in many Habitat For Humanity projects, including rebuilding efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He is a registered principal with FINRA.