Mark A. Beck is an independent director of IDEX who brings in-depth experience developing and implementing operating platforms while serving in leadership roles at diversified industrial businesses. He began his corporate career at Corning Incorporated, where he spent 18 years in a number of management positions, culminating in his appointment as Executive Vice President responsible for Corning's environmental technologies and life science units.
He subsequently served as Executive Vice President of Danaher Corporation and as President and Chief Executive Officer of JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. In 2018 he co-founded B-Square Precision, LLC, a private company engaged in the acquisition and management of manufacturers of high-precision tools, dies, molds and components, and in 2025 he was appointed Professor of Practice at Cornell University, teaching principles of leadership, strategy and innovation. Mr. Beck holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. in Business Management from Pacific University.