Mark A. Bandy is a native of Savannah, having attended Benedictine Military School. After high school, Mark attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a degree in finance. During college, Mark had the privilege to intern in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Jack Kingston of the First District of Georgia. Upon graduation, Mark accepted a two-year internship with Stephens, Inc., an investment bank in Little Rock, Arkansas. After completing his internship with Stephens, Mark worked as a teaching assistant in the finance department of SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Upon returning to the States, Mark attended Law School at the University of Georgia, graduating in 2001.