Fran Marshall is president of National Geographic Maps. She oversees the operations of the Maps division, including the strategic development and marketing of its award-winning reference, trail and interactive map products.



Prior to assuming the role of president in 2003, Marshall was chief operating officer of National Geographic Maps. She also continued to serve as vice president of finance and administration for National Geographic Ventures, where she was involved with several aspects of National Geographic Maps, including acquisitions, strategic planning, business development and traditional financial/administrative functions. Two acquisitions to National Geographic Maps included Trails Illustrated and Wildflower Productions.



Marshall joined the Society in 1992 as director of finance for the National Geographic Membership Center in Gaithersburg, Md. In that capacity, she was instrumental in the creation of relationships with and transition of significant customer activity to various third-party service providers. Marshall later joined National Geographic Ventures, where she helped guide the corporate migrations of Nationalgeographic.com and National Geographic Maps to the taxable subsidiary. She has also been actively involved with the Enterprises Group, Nationalgeographic.com, National Geographic Maps and National Geographic Television & Film.



Prior to joining National Geographic, Marshall was vice president of finance and administration at Time-Life Customer Service. She has also held various tax, audit and litigation support positions at a private company and a leading accounting firm.



Marshall has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois, and a master's in business from the College of William and Mary. Marshall resides in Evergreen, Colo., where National Geographic Maps is headquartered.