Global Communications and Campaigns Manager, MenEngage

Marc Peters is the global communications and campaigns manager for MenEngage, a global network of NGOs working to engage boys and men in gender equality. He is tremendously passionate about how social constructs of masculinity affects the way people interact with each other, themselves and society as a whole.

Marc is a member of a new generation of male feminists who are speaking out for gender equality and the importance of engaging men in ending violence against women. Prior to joining MenEngage, he co-founded MasculinityU which pursues those aims while looking to help men examine their own masculinity.

Marc holds a B.A. in Policy Studies and Newspaper Journalism from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Public Service from the University of Arkansas- Clinton School of Public Service. In 2004, he was inducted as a Horatio Alger National Scholar and in 2007 was recognized as one of the top 65 public servants in his graduating class by the Harry S. Truman Foundation. In March of 2012, Marc was initiated into the Pi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.