Established in 2023 through Executive Order EO.01.01.2023.09, and later amended through Executive Order EO01.01.2024.08, the Maryland Economic Council (MEC) was created to be the Moore-Miller Administration’s center for analyzing and recommending economic policies to foster job growth, build the State’s workforce, and create a regulatory environment that allows business to grow and thrive. The Council’s principal function is to provide economic policy advice and recommendations to the Governor.
The Commission members are appointed by the Governor and represent industry leaders and government with knowledge and experience in analyzing and interpreting economic data, appraising government programs and activities, recommending economic policy, and proposing strategies to build a stronger, more equitable, economy.
Members
| Will Castleberry MEC Chair Director of State Regulatory & Production Policy, Netflix |
| Matthew Bjonerud CEO & Founder, Cerebro Capital
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| Loren Douglass CEO & Founder, MKD Partners International
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Natalie Evans Harris Chief Data Officer, State of Maryland
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| Reza Jafari Chairman & CEO & Founder, e-Development International |
| Mary Kane
President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
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| Karen Kornbluh Distinguished Fellow for Technology and Competitiveness German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
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Jerrod Moton
CEO, Goldman Edwards
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Charles Phillips
Managing Partner, Co-Founder RECOGNIZE
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Brian Pieninck President & CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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Alec Ross New York Times best-selling author & Distinguished Visiting Professor, Bologna Business School
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Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD Chief, Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
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Dana Stebbins, MSW, Esq. President & CEO, The Cornelius Group, Inc.
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Vernon Thompson
Principal, Strategic Path Forward Consulting Services
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Christy Wyskiel Senior Advisor to the President, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures |
Ex-Officio Members:
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Aruna Miller
Lt. Governor, State of Maryland
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| Brooke Lierman Comptroller of Maryland
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| Kevin Anderson Secretary, Department of Commerce
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| Helene Grady Secretary, Department of Budget & Management |
| Portia Wu Secretary, Department of Labor |
Contact
Julie Woepke, Executive Director
Maryland Economic Development Commission
Office of the Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce
401 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-324-0861
