Mark Lawson became Executive Director of the Police Retirement System in September 2019. Mark is a native St. Louisan, having grown up on the South Side. He is an alumnus of St. Raphael the Archangel School and St. Louis University High School. He then obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Mizzou and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He became a licensed member of both the Missouri and Illinois Bars. After working as an attorney in private practice, Mark joined the City Counselor’s Office. One of Mark’s responsibilities in the City Counselor’s Office was to serve as Legal Advisor to the Board of Trustees of the Police Retirement System, which he did from 19