Mark Steyn completed a degree majoring in Business and Industrial Psychology. After many years in human resources, he became a strategic planning consultant and had the privilege of consulting to large corporate, government, and not-for-profit organisations.
Mr Steyn and his wife, along with their two boys, immigrated to Australia in 2004 to join a church plant that had been initiated from Adelaide. They have subsequently been part of a new church plant based in Karrinyup, where Mr Steyn serves on eldership.
Prior to his initial appointment as business manager at Rehoboth Christian College in 2006, Mr Steyn consulted to Kingsway Christian College, Thornlie Christian College and Swan Christian Education Association. Since 2012, he has served as chief executive for the Association for Christian Education.