Photograph by Elan Mizahi

Professional Experience.

President & CEO
Greater Baltimore Committee
(2022–Present)

President
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
(2019–2022)

Senior Vice President, Partnerships
New York City Economic Development Corporation
(2016–2019)

Director, Mayor’s Operations Innovation Team
City of Los Angeles
(2015–2016)

Senior Advisor & FUSE Corps Executive Fellow
City of Los Angeles – City Administrative Office
(2014–2015)

Publisher / Executive Director
City Limits
(2009–2013)

Deputy Director
Center for an Urban Future / City Limits
(2008–Promoted)

Senior Communications Coordinator, Public Sector Division
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
(2001–2006)

Editor-in-Chief; New Writers Editor; Staff Writer
The Red & Black
(1997–2001)

Education.

MBA – Sloan Fellowship in Innovation & Global Leadership
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
(2014)

MPA – Advanced Management & Finance
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs
(2009)

BBA – Marketing
University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
(2001)

Books.

The Poetic Repercussion (2004)
As I Look (2000)

Films.

In Need of Seawater (2026)
Folded Whispers (2022)

Civic Leadership (Past and Current).

Board of Directors
International Economic Development Council

Board of Directors
Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Board of Directors
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority

Board of Directors
FUSE Corps

Board Chair
Red & Black Publishing Company

Board of Directors
Camille A. Brown Dance Company

Board of Directors
NAIOP – Pittsburgh

Chairman
Power of 32 Development Fund

Founder & Convener
The Red Tie Soirée Annual Holiday Event
(2003–2017)

President, Board of Directors
Helping Teens Succeed
(2004–2010)

Fellowships & Leadership Programs.

LEAD Program
Leadership Atlanta (2006)

Hull Fellowship
Southeastern Council of Foundations (2003)

Haas Corporate Fellowship
University of California, Berkeley (2004)

Academic & Professional Service.

Adjunct Professor, Public Management
City University of New York
(2013)

Board of Directors
Center for Community & Ethnic Media, City University of New York
(2012–Present)

Advisor
New Media Institute, University of Georgia
(2013–2014)

Board of Trustees
Center for African American Male Research & Success, University of West Georgia
(2005–2008)

Co-Organizer & Founder
Involvement Conference, Colin Powell School for Civic & Global Leadership, CUNY
(2013)