Mark Fleming

Having previously served on the State Employees’ Credit Union Nominating Committee, Mark Fleming joined the SECU Foundation Board of Directors in 2018 and was appointed to the SECU Board of Directors in 2019. He is the Vice President of Government Affairs for BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina. Prior to BCBSNC, he held the position of Vice President of Government Relations for the 16-campus University of North Carolina System and served for five years as the University’s primary representative for the U.S. Congress, federal government, the North Carolina General Assembly, Governor and state agencies. Mr. Fleming worked closely with the Board of Governors, the University President and other senior staff members to develop University policies and programs and led the University System’s efforts to build relationships and coalitions across all sectors of education, business, and government.

Before joining the University System, Mr. Fleming held positions at N.C. State University, working for the University Chancellor and for the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. As an Executive Officer of the University, his responsibilities included all legislative efforts and management of the NCSU Board of Visitors.

Mr. Fleming graduated from N.C. State University and received his MBA from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He and his wife Julie have two sons.