Mark Fotohabadi
Managing Principal
Mark Fotohabadi is Co-Founder and Managing Principal of the Agency for Dispute Resolution (ADR). He is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations while focusing on strategic growth and overall direction of the agency. Mr. Fotohabadi is a visionary and proficient entrepreneur with strong interdisciplinary academic and professional leadership backgrounds in real estate investments, design and development, construction finance, regulatory affairs and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Previously, Mark was managing broker of a leading construction financing firm. He was also instrumental in the capacities of business development and regulatory compliance at an international trade advisory firm. Prior experiences include project management posts with a local residential tract home developer; and direct construction management experience with a prominent designer and developer of multi-million dollar custom homes.
Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in Urban & Regional Planning from California State Polytechnic University, (Cal Poly) Pomona; earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis in finance, from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business; and obtained a Master in Dispute Resolution (MDR) degree from #1 ranked Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, School of Law. Mark also holds a Ph.D. in Leadership, from Alliant International University, Scripps Ranch in San Diego, California.
Mr. Fotohabadi’s diverse heritage and extensive international dispute resolution training, make him especially effective on appreciating and strategically leading a thriving organization.
