Mark Vlasic
Adjunct Professor of Law
Mark Vlasic has served as a soldier, a lawyer, a prosecutor, a professor, a producer, and a diplomat, and has worked for the White House, the Pentagon, the World Bank, the United Nations, a major television studio, and a large international law firm. He is currently a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law & Public Policy at Georgetown University and Principal at Madison Law & Strategy Group pllc, where he is the partner responsible for the firm’s international practice. Focused on issues related to international law, private/corporate diplomacy, public-private partnerships, human rights/hostage negotiations, social responsibility/impact, interfaith dialogue, strategic philanthropy, cultural heritage/museum law, stakeholder/community engagement and asset recovery-related matters, Professor Vlasic helps clients identify key stakeholders from the political, regulatory and NGO sectors, and works with clients to develop and execute strategies to achieve sustainable results. Professor Vlasic served as an outside pro bono advisor to the Director-General of UNESCO on cultural heritage protection and “blood antiquities” issues and his related work inspired the lead character “Danny” in the action-adventure series BLOOD & TREASURE for CBS Studios, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime. He is an Executive Producer of the hit scripted series and works on social impact television matters in Hollywood. Professor Vlasic also serves as an ITAC Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and as Senior Advisor to Techstars, the largest pre-seed investor in the world.
