UKI Annual & Emerging Leaders Conference 2024
During the course of a 30 year career Mark Gallagher has held senior roles in the high
performance environment of Formula 1 motor racing. Today he is an author, broadcaster
and industry analyst who continues to work with drivers and teams at the forefront of this
global sport. He is also a renowned public speaker and since 1998 has provided keynote
presentations and insights to organisations world wide.
Mark’s executive management career in Formula 1 included more than a decade on the
management board of the successful Jordan Grand Prix team, running the world famous
Cosworth engine business and helping establish the commercial arm of Red Bull Racing.
Mark has been a member of the technical working groups within the sport’s governing
body, the FIA, tasked with tackling challenges including environmental sustainability and
safety, the latter being central to the sport’s regulatory environment. He spent two years
working on the energy efficiency regulations adopted by Formula 1 in 2014.
His expertise covers the commercial and operational management of Formula 1 teams,
and includes the sport’s regulatory, business and technology landscape. Since 1994 he
has introduced some of the world’s leading technology companies to the sport, playing a
key role in the digital transformation of Formula 1.
Mark’s career in Formula One commenced in 1983, working in media and communications
before joining the start-up Jordan Grand Prix team in 1990. Mark joined the management
board of Jordan in 1998, the team challenging for the World Championship in 1999.
In 2004 he was invited to join the Jaguar Racing organisation as it transitioned into
becoming Red Bull Racing. In 2010 Mark was appointed head of the world-famous
Cosworth Formula 1 engine company, supplying one-third of the teams in Formula 1 with
engines and associated technologies.
Beyond Formula 1 Mark was the co-founder and owner of Status Grand Prix, competing in
lower formulae and international sports cars racing.
Since 2012 Mark has focused on his Formula 1 consulting business, Performance
Insights, working with a range of clients across the sport. He is also a columnist, feature
writer and broadcaster for GP Racing Magazine and Autosport, part of the global
Motorsport Network.
He has published three books, Grand Prix - The Last 25 Years (WH Smith, 1999) and two
editions of The Business of Winning (Kogan Page, 2014) with a fully revised, 2nd edition
published on 3rd October 2021. His fourth book The Future Business Formula, coauthored
with business coach Adrian Stalham, will be published in May 2023. Mark also
collaborated with David Coulthard on his Sunday Times Best Seller The Winning Formula
(Blink Publishing, 2018). Between 2005 and 2010 Mark was a consultant to Pixar on its
CARS and CARS 2 movies.
