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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SECRETARY


[photo, R. Michael Gill, Maryland Secretary of Business & Economic Development] R. MICHAEL GILL, Secretary of Business & Economic Development



Secretary of Business and Economic Development since March 27, 2015. Acting Secretary, January 21 to March 27, 2015.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2015-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2015-. Co-Chair, Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Stakeholder Work Group, 2015-. Board of Directors, Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2015-. Member, Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2015-; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2015-; Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2015-; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2015-. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2015-. Member, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2015-; Coast Smart Council, 2015-; Correctional Education Council, 2015-; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2015-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2015-; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2015-; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2015-; Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 2015; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2015-; Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority, 2015-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2015-; Task Force to Study Exemptions from Higher Education Ethics Requirements and Procurement Rules to Facilitate Technology Transfer, 2015-; Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee, 2015-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2015-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2015-; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2015-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2015-; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2015-. Member, Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, 2015-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2015-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2015-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2015-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-; Executive Board, Northeastern Maryland Additive Manufacturing Innovation Authority, 2015-. Member, Council on Open Data, 2015-. Board of Directors, PenMar Development Corporation, 2015-. Member, Maryland Port Commission, 2015-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2015-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2015-; Rural Maryland Council, 2015-; Governor's Commission on Small Business, 2015-; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2015-; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2015-; State Center Executive Committee, 2015-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2015-. Board of Directors, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2015-. Member, Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2015-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2015-; Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Council, 2015-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2015-. Board of Directors, Maryland Workforce Corporation, 2015-. Member, Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, 2015-.

Board of Regents, University System of Maryland, 2004-09.

Former member, Economic Development Commission, Baltimore County.

Attended Clemson University; Towson University, B.S. (business administration), 1974. Director of Data Systems, Ernst and Young, 1981-83. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AMERICOM, 1981-2000. Vice-President for Business Development, Solectron, 2000-03. Chair, Blue Fire Security Technologies, 2006-08. Principal and Chair, Evergreen Advisors, LLC. (board of advisors), 2008-15. Past chair, Board of Visitors, Towson University. Past member, Board of Trustees, Notre Dame Preparatory. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Towson University, 1996. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Towson University, 2005.

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