Mark Wylea Erwin
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Mark Erwin (born March 30, 1944, Coral Gables, Florida) is a former U.S. ambassador and the president of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned investment company in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Career
During the Clinton Administration Erwin served in two positions. In 1997, Clinton appointed him to the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. From 1999-2001 Erwin served as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of the Seychelles and the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros.[citation needed]
Erwin lives and writes in Charlotte, North Carolina. His books include An Unlikely Journey - Make a Difference. Do Good. Have Fun, Life's Lessons: Lines of Wisdom from a Faithful Stream, and The Practical Ambassador. He also wrote a collection of "For the Journey" books, including Faith For the Journey, Collected Wisdom For the Journey, and Humor For the Journey. Erwin was an Adjunct Professor at the Business School of Winthrop University for several years.[citation needed]
Erwin studied real estate at the University of Tennessee, and in 1969 became a real estate administrator for United Parcel Service. He served four years in the United States Air Force. In 2017, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Erwin to the North Carolina Banking Commission.[1]