He began working as a journalist and broadcaster for Formula One
F1 in 1986 and later started as a media consultant for major sponsors. He joined
Eddie Jordan’s fledgling
F1 team for its debut season in 1991 as Press Officer before working with
Pacific Racing and on Ford’s WRC programme before returning to
Jordan Grand Prix in 1995 where he became Head of Marketing, joining the management board in 1998. Gallagher joined
Jaguar Racing in 2004, remaining with the team when it became
Red Bull Racing. He was appointed head of the
Cosworth F1 engine business in August 2009. He has commentated on Formula One on
ESPN Star Sports and
BBC Radio 5 Live and has contributed to a wide range of media channels including
BBC News,
Channel 4 News,
CNN,
CNBC and
Al Jazeera News. He is a columnist and feature writer for Grand Prix Racing magazine in the UK which is part of the
Motorsport Network and presents two podcasts;
At The Controls cohosted by
Jonathan Legard and
Inside Formula 1 with
Mika Häkkinen. Between 2005 and 2009 Mark Gallagher was engaged by
Pixar Animation Studios to consult on Formula 1 during site visits and coordinated the agreement with Formula 1 for the European launch of
Cars at the
2006 Spanish Grand Prix. ==Bibliography==