{"id":2524,"date":"2023-07-20T18:40:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalsquare1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=2524"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:46:43","slug":"mark-mercado","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/capitalsq.com\/about\/leadership\/mark-mercado\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Mercado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">Mark Mercado, executive vice president of investment programs\/operations at Capital Square, has a passion for making complex systems work efficiently. His specialties include product development, sales, closing, investor relations, acquisitions, key accounts, operations and due diligence. 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