Mark Costa is Executive Vice President, Specialty Polymers, Coatings, Adhesives and Chief Marketing Officer for Eastman Chemical Company. In addition to his responsibilities for two of Eastman's growth businesses, Costa also directs the global integrated supply chain.

A native of Salinas, California, Costa received a bachelor's degree in economics and pre-medicine from the University of California at Berkley, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with first year honors.

Costa joined Eastman in June 2006 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Marketing. As Eastman's Vice President responsible for innovation, Costa is committed to leveraging innovation as a source of competitive advantage for Eastman's growth businesses.

During his career at Eastman, Costa has also served as Senior Vice President, Polymers Business Group Head and Chief Marketing Officer, and has been instrumental in developing business strategies.

Prior to joining Eastman he was a senior partner within Monitor Group's integrated North American and global client service networks. He joined Monitor in 1988 and his experience included corporate and business unit strategies, asset portfolio strategies, innovation and marketing, and channel strategies across a wide range of industries. He played a crucial role in developing Monitor's techniques in corporate transformations and portfolio management, modeling competitive dynamics and market pricing in commodity businesses, and designing client's business and marketing capability building programs.

Locally, he serves on the Board of Directors for Friends in Need, an organization that provides medical and dental services to the working uninsured.