About the Editor

Mark Izatt is the founder and editor of Mission Critical, which grew from a simple conviction: in a world where we have access to more information than ever before, what we increasingly need is help deciding what matters.

Scottish-born and internationally minded, Mark has spent more than 30 years working across business, communications and strategy. His career has taken him from politics to global luxury brands, technology and entrepreneurship, and from London and New York to Europe, the United States, Russia, the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia.

Alongside his commercial work, Mark chairs the Heathrow Passenger Forum, serves in non-executive and charitable roles, and teaches digital strategy. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, he is also studying International Affairs at King's College London — reflecting a lifelong belief that curiosity should never have an expiry date.

That breadth of experience shapes Mission Critical. Mark is interested in geopolitics and business, technology and science, history and culture — and, above all, in the connections between them.

He writes and curates every edition personally, drawing on a global network of friends, colleagues and experts. Mission Critical doesn't attempt to tell readers everything that happened. Mark's job is to exercise judgement: to identify what deserves their attention, explain why it matters, and occasionally introduce something unexpected simply because it is worth knowing.

There is no celebrity gossip, manufactured outrage or race for clicks. Mission Critical is built instead around curiosity, independence and respect for the reader's time.

Its purpose is simple: to transform information into understanding, and understanding into better judgement.