C. Mark Jordan

C. Mark Jordan is an automotive designer known for his work with General Motors's Opel division and Mazda North America, including his part in the genesis of the first generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, a car that ultimately became the best-selling two-seat convertible sports car in history.

[1] The son of noted former GM vice president of design, Chuck Jordan,[2] Jordan studied at Western Michigan University[2] before attending Art Center College of Design (1974-1978).

[3] Jordan is widely known for collaborating on the design of the first generation (1989) Mazda MX-5 Miata, with Bob Hall, Masao Yagi and Tom Matano.

[4][5] Hall hired Jordan in early 1983[6] to join the newly formed Mazda design studio in Southern California, where they collaborated on the parameters of the initial image, proportion and visualization of what would become Miata, a "light-weight sports concept".

He directs and manages the Charles M. Jordan Scholarship Fund, an endowment fund in honor of his late father, with the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.