 Clouse asWashington Commanders president, 2025 | |
| Washington Commanders | |
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| Title | President |
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| Born | c. 1968 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northwest(Cincinnati) |
| College | Army (1986–1988) |
| Position | Guard (basketball) |
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| Military career | |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Service years | 1990–1996 |
| Rank | Captain |
Mark Alan Clouse (bornc. 1968) is an American businessman who is the president of theWashington Commanders of theNational Football League (NFL). He attended theUnited States Military Academy (USMA) from 1986 to 1990, playing two seasons ofcollege basketball as aguard for theArmy Black Knights before becoming a helicopter pilot and reaching the rank ofcaptain before retiring from service in 1996.
Clouse joined the marketing department ofKraft Foods upon leaving the military, later working as an executive atMondelez International prior to serving as CEO ofPinnacle Foods in the late 2010s and theCampbell Soup Company in the early 2020s. He retired from thefood industry in 2025 and became the team president of the Commanders. Clouse has also been a board member ofBrown-Forman since 2022.
Clouse was bornc. 1968 inCincinnati, Ohio,[1] later graduating fromNorthwest High School in 1986.[2] He attended theUnited States Military Academy inWest Point, New York, playing two seasons as aguard and captain for theArmy Black Knights basketball team until a case offrostbite while stationed in Alaska affected his athleticism.[1][2] Clouse graduated withBachelor of Science degree in economics in 1990.[2] He served as a helicopter pilot in theUnited States Army for six and a half years, rising to the rank ofcaptain before retiring in 1996.[2]
Clouse joined the marketing department ofKraft Foods in 1996.[2] He was president of Kraft Foods Greater China from 2006 to 2008.[2][3][4] He was managing director of Kraft Foods Brazil from 2008 to 2010.[2][4][5] He was appointed senior vice president of the Biscuits Global Category in 2010 and promoted to president of Kraft's Snacks and Confectionery division the following year.[6] Kraft Foods split into two companies, an internationalsnack food company and a North American grocery company,Mondelez International, with Clouse named its executive vice president.[7][8] He was appointed to Chief Growth Officer in July 2014.[3] In January 2016, he was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, with oversight of the execution of the company's commercial growth plan globally.[9] Clouse was hired as CEO ofPinnacle Foods in May 2016.[10] He steered the company to being acquired byConagra in October 2018 for$8.1 billion and stepped down after Pinnacle ceased being publicly traded.[11][12] In January 2019, Clouse was appointed as president and CEO ofCampbell's.[13][14][15]
Clouse announced his retirement from Campbell's in December 2024 to be president of theWashington Commanders, an American football team belonging to theNational Football League (NFL). His term began in February 2025, with him managing the franchise's business operations.[1][16]
Clouse met his wife Kathy McLeod, a former teacher, while stationed atFort Irwin inBarstow, California; the couple married in 1995 and have two sons.[2][17] He joined the board of directors ofBrown-Forman in November 2022.[18] As Commanders president, Clousespoke at an event hosted byLawrence Di Rita atThe Economic Club of Washington, D.C. in May 2025.[19]
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