Mark Mishek

July 26, 2014 at 2:00PM
Hazelden CEO Mark Mishek at a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation facility in St. Paul on June 5, 2014.
Hazelden CEO Mark Mishek at a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation facility in St. Paul on June 5, 2014. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MARK MISHEK

Title: CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Age: 63

Family: Lives in St. Paul with wife Joan. Four adult children; three grandkids and one on the way.

Education: B.A. and J.D. from University of Minnesota.

Career: Came to Hazelden in 2008 from Allina Health, where he had worked for 27 years; was president of United Hospital and an Allina senior vice president.

Hazelden's bestsellers: "Twenty-Four Hours a Day," 1954; "Each Day a New Beginning" by Karen Casey, 1982; "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie, 1986; "Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown, 2013.

Publishing business at a glance: Revenue of $23 million last year; 3.5 million products have been sold, including books, education materials for schools, business and government, mobile phone apps, DVDs and CDs.

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