Mark Freeman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), and the Co-Convener of the Global Initiative on Polarization. A leading expert in political transitions and high-level peace negotiations with more than 30 years of experience, Mark is regularly consulted for advice on crisis management and conflict resolution. He has worked in countries including Ukraine, Venezuela, Colombia, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burundi, DRC, The Gambia, El Salvador, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Mark is the co-author of Negotiating Transitional Justice (Cambridge 2020), which draws upon his years as an adviser inside the Colombian peace talks in Havana. He is also the author of Necessary Evils: Amnesties and the Search for Justice (Cambridge 2010) and Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge 2006), and the co-author of International Human Rights Law: Essentials of Canadian Law (Irwin Law 2004). Mark is a Salzburg Global Fellow.