# Mark Kornblau

> Mark Kornblau is SoftBank's Managing Partner and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, overseeing communications and marketing across the global organization. His route to the role crossed presidential campaigns, Capitol Hill, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, JPMorgan Chase and NBCUniversal News Group - a career built around translating complex institutions during moments of pressure and change.

- **Role:** Managing Partner, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at SoftBank
- **Organizations:** SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund, NBCUniversal News Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., United States Mission to the United Nations, Zagat Survey, Alliance for Abundant Food and Energy, The Leadership Academy, Careers through Culinary Arts Program
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Oversees communications and marketing for SoftBank's global organization., Led negotiations that secured NBC News and MSNBC's 2020 U.S. presidential primary debates., Managed strategic and crisis communications at JPMorgan Chase following the financial crisis.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Joined the staff of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh as communications director.
- **2003-2004** — Held communications roles on John Kerry's presidential campaign, including communications director for the New Hampshire primary campaign and New York campaign.
- **2004** — Led the traveling press operation for vice-presidential nominee John Edwards.
- **2008** — Served as executive director of the Alliance for Abundant Food and Energy.
- **2009-2012** — Served as Communications Director and Spokesman for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
- **2012-2014** — Worked as Managing Director of Corporate Communications at JPMorgan Chase.
- **2014-2021** — Led communications at NBCUniversal News Group, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President of Communications.
- **2021** — Joined SoftBank Group as Global Head of Communications, effective August 16.
- **2022** — Joined the board of The Leadership Academy.
- **2025-present** — Listed by SoftBank Vision Fund as Managing Partner, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer.

## Achievements

- Oversees communications and marketing for SoftBank's global organization.
- Led negotiations that secured NBC News and MSNBC's 2020 U.S. presidential primary debates.
- Managed strategic and crisis communications at JPMorgan Chase following the financial crisis.
- Served as communications director and spokesman for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
- Held senior communications roles across two U.S. presidential campaigns and congressional offices.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Public executive directories continued to list Kornblau as Managing Partner and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at SoftBank Vision Fund.
- **2024-09** — Shared TIME's 2024 recognition of Masayoshi Son in its TIME100 AI list on LinkedIn.
- **2022-09** — Joined the board of directors of The Leadership Academy, an education leadership nonprofit.

## Links

- Website: https://visionfund.com/team/mark-kornblau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkornblau

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