Our History

      Career Decisions International (CDI) is a global career counseling and consulting firm. Founded by Dr. Mark Pope in San Francisco in 1985, CDI is one of the world's first truly multicultural career counseling firms.

Biography

      Dr. Mark Pope, Ed.D., MCC, NCCC, RPCC is an educator, consultant, and counselor and is currently a Professor at the University of Missouri at St. Louis in the Division of Counseling & Family Therapy where his specialties include career counseling, addictions counseling, psychological testing, and multicultural counseling. Dr. Pope is certified as a Master Career Counselor, National Certified Career Counselor, and Registered Professional Career Counselor, and he has been a Consultant to individuals as well as business, industry, government, and education around the globe for over 30 years. He has been elected by his professional peers as President of the National Career Development Association (1998-1999) and President of the American Counseling Association (2003-2004) -- two of the most prestigious societies in the counseling field.