Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire is the Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and a licensed attorney since 2002. Prior to law school, McGuire graduated from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas, with a Bachelor of Science degree.

From 2002-2008, he worked as an attorney in the law firm of Pettus, Pettus & McGuire in Fayetteville. In private practice he handled primarily domestic relations, real estate, bankruptcy, and contract cases. In 2008, he became a Director of Compliance with Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas. McGuire served in various compliance and supervisory management roles within Walmart from 2008-2017.

McGuire has served either in the active Army or the Arkansas National Guard continually since 1988. Over his military career he has deployed in support of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA; Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 with the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade. McGuire is currently the Post Commander for the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center.

He is active in support of Sheepdog Impact Assistance; a military, law enforcement, fire & rescue, and EMS support organization.