Governor Moore Announces Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact Members

Governor Wes Moore announced the Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact members. Established by executive order in May 2023, the council will encourage the flow of innovation, talent, and resources across social, government, and private sectors, identifying and exploring ways that cross-sector partnerships can be developed and strengthened across the state.

Council members include:

Jonny Dorsey, Chair; Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor on Innovation and Impact, Office of Governor Wes Moore
*Lisa Hamilton, Honorary Co-Chair; President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation
*Mark Lerner, Honorary Co-Chair; Board Member, Baltimore’s Promise
*Rachel Garbow Monroe, Honorary Co-Chair; President and Chief Executive Officer, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Darren Walker, Honorary Co-Chair; President, Ford Foundation
Beth Blauer, Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
John Brothers, President, T. Rowe Price Foundation and President, T. Rowe Price Charitable
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
*Matt Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Goldseker Foundation
Don Gips, Chief Executive Officer, Skoll Foundation
*Jan Rivitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
Jake Day, Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
Rafael López, Secretary, Maryland Department of Human Services
Paul Monteiro, Secretary, Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation
Vinny Schiraldi, Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Meryam Bouadjemi, Senior Advisor and Chair of the Maryland Entertainment Council, Office of Governor Wes Moore, ex officio