Mark Parsons is head of community finance and social enterprise at NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has held a number of public affairs roles including head of corporate banking public affairs at RBS and public affairs policy advisor at the London Stock Exchange Plc.
 
Prior to this, Mark was a parliamentary adviser to William Hague MP and head of the political section at Conservative Central Office.

He has a background in international development policy having been an adviser to the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development between 1999-2001.