Session 1: Mission, Goals, Strategy, Tactics

Facilitator

Mark Beatty is a Founding Partner with 270 Strategies who served as deputy battleground states director for the 2012 re-election campaign of President Barack Obama. In this role, he had primary responsibility for the strategic campaign plans for each of the 10 battleground states, and managed the campaign's $150 million state program budget, the largest on record for any presidential campaign.

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Mark has extensive experience in strategic planning and resource allocation and management, both in the United States and internationally. Since launching 270 Strategies, he has used these skills to help a range of campaigns, causes, and companies get off the ground, and devised comprehensive strategies to help them grow, including Battleground Texas and Educators 4 Excellence.

Supplementary Materials

Now that you have a foundation for framing the debate, check out these additional resources.