of years of disciplined development and shared effort, in which every member of our company has played an indispensable part.
Within that collaborative structure, the company’s executive leadership is responsible for providing the strategic vision, setting the professional standards and marshaling the creative and financial resources necessary to ensure that each individual contribution has the greatest possible value.
Founded by Mark A. Uhlig and
David E. Uhlig, the company has, from the beginning, placed primary emphasis on the integration of technology with the editorial and creative excellence that can only be attained through collaboration and intellectual freedom.
As the scope of the company’s services has grown, the executive
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Mark A. Uhlig
Chief Executive Officer
A native of Wichita, Kan., Mr. Uhlig graduated from Princeton University, where he received A.B. and M.P.A. degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He also received a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School.
After serving as an editor of Foreign Affairs magazine from 1981 to 1985, Mr. Uhlig served as an editor and correspondent for The New York Times, and as chief of the Times’ bureaus in Mexico City and Managua, Nicaragua. He has served as the company’s chief executive officer since its inception.
Mr. Uhlig lives in Kansas City with his wife, bestselling author Candice Millard, and their three children.
Denis K. Tinsley
Member
Born in Dublin, Mr. Tinsley received a B.A. in Economics from Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. A Qualified Accountant, Mr. Tinsley worked for four years as a Manager at Price Waterhouse in London, before joining the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company in 1976.
At McKinsey, Mr. Tinsley advised a wide range of multinational clients, and served as head of the firm’s European healthcare practice. He was also a member of the firm’s governing Shareholders Council, and served as head of the firm’s worldwide post-merger management practice, advising major international companies in industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals and mining.
Mr. Tinsley lives in London and in County Mayo, Ireland, with his wife, Susan, and their three children.
Dr. Charles M. Balch
M.D., Ph.D. (h.c.), FACS
Editor-in-Chief, Patient Resource
In no area has the company benefited from greater intellectual talent than in its medical division, where all medical content is reviewed by a distinguished board of more than 30 scientific experts under the leadership of the company’s medical editor-in-chief, Dr. Charles Balch.
A world-renowned pioneer in cancer research and treatment, Dr. Balch is the author of more than 700 scientific publications, and has lectured in 32 countries and most major academic centers in the United States. Currently Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Balch has held many major leadership roles during his 35-year career, serving as President and CEO of the City of Hope National Medical Center; Head of the Division of Surgery at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; Professor of Surgery and Director of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network; Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; and President of the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Recognized as one of the leading melanoma experts in the world, Dr. Balch is the editor of Cutaneous Melanoma, regarded as the authoritative textbook on melanoma, now in its fifth edition. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Surgical Oncology, the leading journal in the world in its field, with over 10,000 surgical and library subscribers.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Balch received his B.A. with honors from the University of Toledo, and his M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. He was also awarded a Ph.D. (honoris causa) by the University of Crete. He currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Carol.
Denis K. TinsleyMember
Born in Dublin, Mr. Tinsley received a B.A. in Economics from Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. A Qualified Accountant, Mr. Tinsley worked for four years as a Manager at Price Waterhouse in London, before joining the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company in 1976.
At McKinsey, Mr. Tinsley advised a wide range of multinational clients, and served as head of the firm’s European healthcare practice. He was also a member of the firm’s governing Shareholders Council, and served as head of the firm’s worldwide post-merger management practice, advising major international companies in industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals and mining.
Mr. Tinsley lives in London and in County Mayo, Ireland, with his wife, Susan, and their three children.
A key strength of the company
is its deep content resources, as
reflected in its Management
Committee and its distinguished
subject-matter experts (top).
Founded in 1989 by Mark
and David Uhlig, the company
has seen its values and vision
confirmed by consistent growth
in a broad set of industries.
Our executive team and
Management Committee
are responsible not solely for
leading, but for identifying and
cultivating new leadership at
all levels of the company.
Mark A. UhligChief Executive Officer
A native of Wichita, Kan., Mr. Uhlig graduated from Princeton University, where he received A.B. and M.P.A. degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He also received a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School.
After serving as an editor of Foreign Affairs magazine from 1981 to 1985, Mr. Uhlig served as an editor and correspondent for The New York Times, and as chief of the Times’ bureaus in Mexico City and Managua, Nicaragua. He has served as the company’s chief executive officer since its inception.
Mr. Uhlig lives in Kansas City with his wife, bestselling author Candice Millard, and their three children.
As the scope of the company’s services has grown, the executive team’s leadership role has been expanded and greatly enhanced by distinguished subject-matter experts and management committee members, who have given the company unusual depth and expertise in areas as diverse as immunology, urban development and patent law.
By virtue of the trust placed in us as
an outsource partner to thousands
of businesses and non-profit
We are
privileged to
enjoy a broad
perspective on
many complex
processes in
the markets
we serve. organizations
throughout
North America,
we are also
privileged to
enjoy a broad
perspective on
many complex
processes in the
markets we serve, allowing us to define industry-leading best practices that would not be achievable by market participants acting on their own. 
Dr. Charles M. Balch,M.D., Ph.D. (h.c.), FACS
Editor-in-Chief, Patient Resource
In no area has the company benefited from greater intellectual talent than in its medical division, where all medical content is reviewed by a distinguished board of more than 30 scientific experts under the leadership of the company’s medical editor-in-chief, Dr. Charles Balch.
A world-renowned pioneer in cancer research and treatment, Dr. Balch is the author of more than 700 scientific publications, and has lectured in 32 countries and most major academic centers in the United States. Currently Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Balch has held many major leadership roles during his 35-year career, serving as President and CEO of the City of Hope National Medical Center; Head of the Division of Surgery at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; Professor of Surgery and Director of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network; Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; and President of the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Recognized as one of the leading melanoma experts in the world, Dr. Balch is the editor of Cutaneous Melanoma, regarded as the authoritative textbook on melanoma, now in its fifth edition. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Surgical Oncology, the leading journal in the world in its field, with over 10,000 surgical and library subscribers.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Balch received his B.A. with honors from the University of Toledo, and his M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. He was also awarded a Ph.D. (honoris causa) by the University of Crete. He currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Carol.
A key strength of the company
is its deep content resources, as
reflected in its Management
Committee and its distinguished
subject-matter experts (top).
Founded in 1989 by Mark
and David Uhlig, the company
has seen its values and vision
confirmed by consistent growth
in a broad set of industries.
Our executive team and
Management Committee
are responsible not solely for
leading, but for identifying and
cultivating new leadership at
all levels of the company.
“Leaders don’t force people
to follow —
they invite
them on a journey.”
— Charles S. Lauer
