Mark Allyn Bragg was born in Los Angeles, California. He married Yvonne King in 1984. They are the parents of four children. Elder Bragg majored in marketing and Spanish at the University of Utah. He also completed executive education programs at UCLA, University of Michigan, and other universities. He has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the México Monterrey Mission, ward mission leader, high councilor, bishop, and stake president. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America West Area.

Elder Bragg served in the South America South Area Presidency and as an assistant executive director in the Family History Department and the Church Communication Department. He is currently serving as the president of the North America West Area. He began his career as vice president of Great Western Bank in Los Angeles in commercial and residential real estate operations. Most recently, he worked as a senior vice president of Bank of America in complaint resolution and legal/government relations.