Mark Bayer is an international keynote speaker, workshop instructor, and consultant specializing in effective communication and the art and science of persuasion. Mark is President of Bayer Strategic Consulting and host of the weekly podcast “When Science Speaks”. A former Chief of Staff in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during a 20-year career working in Congress, Mark teaches scientists and engineers proven, insider tools for achieving their priorities in high-stakes corporate and policy environments. Mark’s interactive, true-to-life training - his unique CASE | System TM (Communication Advancement for Scientists and Engineers) - combines elements of classic rhetoric, principles of persuasion, and powerful influence-building techniques. Through the CASE | System TM, scientists and engineers learn to rapidly distill complex, technical topics and develop and deliver their messaging to match their listeners’ level of interest and understanding. Mark’s clients learn the same approach Mark used to concisely explain complicated public policies to Members of Congress and journalists from leading media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Boston Globe, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, AP, and many others. Mark has been touted in Politico for his "decades of superlative experience" serving as a Congressional staff member. His work on how to engage skeptical audiences has appeared in Science and The New Yorker. Mark serves as a guest lecturer in the Science Policy Bootcamp course at Cornell University's Meining School of Engineering. Mark earned his Master’s in Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and B.A. in Government and History at Cornell University.