Mark Ginsberg, Co-Chair

Mark R. Ginsberg began his tenure as the 15th president of Towson University in October 2023.

Ginsberg has enjoyed a more than 40-year career as a psychologist, educator, researcher and senior executive. Prior to his appointment at TU, he spent nearly 14 years at George Mason University, where he served as the dean of the College of Education and Human Development from 2010-20 and the provost and executive vice president from 2020-23.

As the chief academic officer at GMU, Ginsberg oversaw programming of the largest public research university in Virginia and one of the nation’s 146 Carnegie R1 institutions, a classification awarded to universities with the highest levels of research activity.

Prior to joining Mason, Ginsberg served as the executive director and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) from 1999-2010. In addition, Ginsberg spent more than 20 years on the full-time and part-time faculty at The Johns Hopkins University in both the School of Medicine and the School of Education, including serving as the chair of the academic Department of Counseling and Human Services.

Other previous employment has included the position of executive director of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) from 1986-93; a senior member of the leadership of the American Psychological Association (APA) from 1981-86; and a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rochester.  

Ginsberg is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Maryland Psychological Association (MPA), and a clinical member and fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). He is a licensed psychologist in Maryland.

Ginsberg completed his master's degree in 1978 and his doctoral degree in 1981 at The Pennsylvania State University, after earning his bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1975.

He also completed an APA-accredited internship in clinical psychology while a fellow at the Yale University School of Medicine. In 2006, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the State University of New York.