SiuSue Mark

As Senior Manager, Safeguards and IPLC Engagement, Sue contributes to the implementation and continuous improvement of ART’s social and environmental safeguards system and supports engagement with Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), governments, and other stakeholders across ART jurisdictions.

Sue is a political economist and development practitioner, with two decades of professional experience working at the intersection of democracy, human rights, conflict mitigation, and natural resource governance, including over a decade collaborating with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to strengthen land and resource rights. Her work has spanned partnerships with national governments, civil society organizations, bilateral donors, multilateral institutions, and private sector actors to advance sustainable and equitable approaches to natural resource management.

Prior to joining the ART Secretariat, Sue worked with a range of international organizations and bilateral donors, including serving in the USAID Foreign Service. She is also on the United Nations Peace and Development Advisors Roster. Throughout her career, she has led political economy analyses, evaluations, governance assessments, and policy processes that translate complex analysis into practical solutions grounded in human rights and conflict-sensitive approaches. Sue received her doctorate in International Development from the International Institute of Social Studies in the Hague. Sue has regional experience across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America, and speaks Spanish, as well as conversational Chinese and Burmese.