Mark Shorthouse

Managing Director

Mark co-founded Stonehaven Trust in July 2025. ​He has over 27 years of business valuation and investment banking experience, with specific expertise in ESOP transactions.

Prior to co-founding Stonehaven, Mark was a Senior Vice President and Fiduciary Consultant at Argent Financial Group. In his role as an ESOP fiduciary consultant, Mark played a significant role in helping Argent as an ESOP trustee maximize retirement benefits for plan participants and beneficiaries at ESOP-owned companies. Preceding Argent, Mark was also an investment banker with his own firm, Shorthouse Capital, and before that, he was a vice president with both Citigroup and Morgan Stanley in their investment banking and mergers & acquisitions practices.

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In addition to mergers & acquisitions, Mark has significant experience in capital raises, financial opinions (capital adequacy, fairness, solvency), leveraged finance, and securities structuring. Throughout his career, Mark has specialized in advising clients on highly complex business transactions, many of which involved ESOP-owned companies.

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Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, and is a member of The ESOP Association and NCEO. He currently lives in Atlanta and enjoys spending time with his wife, son, and dog.