S. Mark Young is an internationally renowned expert who has focused his research career on the Entertainment Industry. His results have received numerous awards, including the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in Accounting and Management from the American Accounting Association. He has also been honored three times for his contributions to the academic literature in these fields.

One of the most outstanding milestones of his career was the publication of the study "Narcissism and Celebrities", together with Dr. Drew Pinsky. This text compiled direct data on famous personalities from Cinema or Television. In addition, in the article, which would later become a best-selling book, the expert analyzed the narcissistic behaviors of celluloid stars and how these have become normalized in the modern media. At the same time, he addressed the impact of these on contemporary youth.

Also throughout his professional life, Young has delved into organization and concentration in the film industry. Specifically, he has investigated models for predicting the box-office success of major motion pictures. He has also contributed to activity-based accounting and the design of control systems. In particular, he is recognized for his influence in the implementation of effective management based on Balanced Scorecard.

Likewise, academic work has also shaped his professional life, and he has been elected to lead the George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Research Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business. He has also lectured and participated in study programs related to Accounting, Journalism and Communications. At the same time, his undergraduate and graduate studies have linked him to prestigious American universities such as Pittsburgh and Ohio.

• Director of the George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business
• Official Historian of the University of Southern California Men's Tennis Team
• Academic researcher specializing in the development of predictive models for the motion picture industry
• Co-author of book "Narcissism and Celebrities"
• Ph.D. in Accounting Science from the University of Pittsburgh
• M.S. in Accounting from The Ohio State University
• B.S. in Economics from Oberlin College
• Member of the Center for Excellence in Teaching