Mark Tetto

Mark Tetto
Born (1980-03-01) March 1, 1980 (age 44)
New Jersey
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Wharton School (MBA)
OccupationPartner at TCK investments
WebsiteMark Tetto on Instagram

Mark Tetto (born March 1, 1980) is an American who lives and performs in South Korea as a television personality and businessman.[1] He is currently a cast member in the variety show Non Summit and Where Is My Friend's Home.[2][3][4]

Personal

He was born to Italian parents who were immigrants to the United States.

After moving to South Korea, he gave himself a Korean name "Tae Hyeon Jun (태현준)" with his Korean last name "Tae" inspired by his original family name "Tetto."[citation needed]

He is known to be living in a traditional Korean house (hanok) located in Bukchon, Seoul. The beautifully designed and structured interiors of his house and his private collection of ancient Korean porcelains were often featured in TV shows. He also named his house as "Pyeonghaengjae" which can be translated as "parallel' in Korean with the intention of also referring to a place where many people and friends can peacefully interact in a parallel space surrounded by nature.[5]

Mark has recently reported that he has been engaged in learning the Korean string instrument, gayageum.

Education and Work

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Princeton University in 2002, and with a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. From 2002 to 2004, he was Supervisor and General Manager for McMaster-Carr in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Between 2007 and 2010, he was an associate in the Investment Banking Division for Morgan Stanley. He moved to South Korea to work as a Senior Manager in the Corporate Strategic Planning Team for Samsung Electronics from 2010 to 2014.[6][1] He was with Vingle as a Chief financial officer for about a year.[7][8]

In addition to his native English language, he speaks fluent Korean and Italian.[6][1]

Career

Due to appearances in April 2015, on the Non-Summit spin-off Where Is My Friend's Home, in Nepal, and the subsequent April 2015 Nepal earthquake and the May 2015 Nepal earthquake, he became a spokesperson for JTBC and the two television shows, along with Nepalese cast member Sujan Shakya, for outreach.[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Network Role Notes
2014, 2016–present Non-Summit JTBC Himself[1] cast member
2015 Where Is My Friend's Home JTBC Himself[2][3][4] cast member

References

  1. ^ a b c d 오예린 (December 15, 2014). '비정상회담' 일일 비정상회담 마크 테토는 누구? '前 모건스탠리 인수합병 담당자' (in Korean). EToday.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ a b '내친구집' 유세윤·마크, 이탈리아서 알콩달콩 '낭만적?' (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo/Osen. June 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b 내 친구의 집은 어디인가 [19회] 다시보기 (in Korean). JTBC. June 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  4. ^ a b '내 친구집' 마크 "짝사랑 중인 여성 있다" 깜짝 고백 (in Korean). Ten Asia. June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ 비정상회담,Korea, JTBC 2016.08.29
  6. ^ a b "Mark Tetto". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Vingle: A Social Networking Site Where You Meet People With Similar Interests to He is a partner at TCK investment management. Yours". TechFrag. July 25, 2014.
  8. ^ Park, Won-ik (November 15, 2014). [마이크로 VC의 실력자들]⑤ 마크 테토 더벤처스 파트너 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo.
  9. ^ Lim, Jeong-Yoon (May 19, 2015). '내친구집' 마크 테토, 수잔 샤키야와 "네팔 기억해주셔서 감사" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. Retrieved July 13, 2015.