Mr. Cytrynbaum possesses both undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting and tax from McGill University and the University of Illinois respectively. In 1986 Mark began his professional career as a CPA for Arthur Young & Company (predecessor of Ernst & Young). In 1987 Mark acquired his first property on Denver's "Vine Street", raising the equity through the refinancing of his car. In 1988, Mark left Arthur Young and co-founded the company that ultimately evolved to be Old Vine Property Group.