
Mark Fleeton has spent his career in the management of aid programs for developing countries. He was appointed chief executive officer of Development Gateway Foundation in March 2006.
Before joining the foundation, Mr. Fleeton was an assistant director general at AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development, where he was responsible for overall program quality, knowledge management systems, and the coordination of programs related specifically to the promotion and use of information and communications technologies for development.
Prior to that position, Mr. Fleeton worked in a range of policy, program, and corporate support positions at AusAID, including over 10 years managing country programs in Asia and the Pacific. Mr. Fleeton also spent seven years in Australia's Department of Finance.