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Maryland Department of Commerce

Maryland Economic Council (MEC)

Established in 2023 through Executive Order EO.01.01.2023.09 - PDF, 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 (Chair) - Director of State Regulatory & Production Policy, Netflix
  • Matthew Bjonerud - CEO & Founder, Cerebro Capital
  • Harry Coker, Jr. - Secretary, Department of Commerce*
  • Loren Douglass - CEO & Founder, MKD Partners International
  • Natalie Evans Harris - Chief Data Officer, State of Maryland*
  • Reza Jafari - Chairman & CEO & Founder, e-Development International
  • Mary Kane - President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
  • Karen Kornbluh - Distinguished Fellow for Technology and Competitiveness German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
  • Brooke Lierman - Comptroller of Maryland*
  • Aruna Miller - Lt. Governor, State of Maryland*
  • ​Jerrod Moton - CEO, Goldman Edwards
  • Charles Phillips - ​Managing Partner, Co-Founder RECOGNIZE
  • Brian Pieninck - President & CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
  • Alec Ross - New York Times best-selling author & Distinguished Visiting Professor, Bologna Business School
  • ​Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD - Chief, Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
  • Herman Singh
  • Vernon Thompson - Principal, Strategic Path Forward Consulting Services
  • Jake Weissmann - Secretary, Department of Budget & Management*
  • Portia Wu - Secretary, Department of Labor
  • ​Christy Wyskiel - Senior Advisor to the President, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

Contact

Afiya Bey
Director of Strategic Engagement
Maryland Department of Commerce
401 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(667) 450-1717

Meeting

  • TBA

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