DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET & MANAGEMENT

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[photo, Helene T. Grady, Maryland Acting Secretary of Budget & Management] HELENE T. GRADY
Secretary of Budget & Management, 2023-25

Secretary of Budget and Management, March 2, 2023 to October 14, 2025. Resigned October 14, 2025. Acting Secretary of Budget and Management, January 18 to March 2, 2023.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2023-25; Children's Cabinet, 2023-25; Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2023-25; Maryland Subcabinet for Public-Private Partnerships, 2023-25; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2023-25; MD THINK Committee, 2023-25; Governor's Artificial Intelligence Subcabinet, 2024-25; Governor's Subcabinet on Climate, 2024-25. Vice-Chair, Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2023-25 (chair, veterans recruitment for state employment subcommittee, 2023-25). Chair, Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2024-25.

Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2023-25; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2023-25; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2023-25; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2023-; Coast Smart Council, 2023-25; Commission on Correctional Standards, 2023-25; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2023-25; Commission on State Debt, 2023-25; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2023-25; Maryland Economic Council, 2023-25; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2023-25; Maryland Green Building Council, 2023-25; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2023-25; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2023-25; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2023-25; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2023-25; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2023-25; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2023-25; Council on Open Data, 2023-25. Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 2023-25 (administrative committee, 2023-25; corporate governance & securities litigation committee, 2023-25; investment committee, 2023-25; objective criteria committee, 2023-25). Member, Board of Revenue Estimates, 2023-25; Maryland Semiquincentennial Commission, 2023; Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, 2023-25; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-25; Maryland Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, 2023-25; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2023-25; Maryland 250 Commission, 2023-25.

Member, Mayor's Finance Transition Team, Baltimore City, 2020-21.

Member, College Savings Plans of Maryland Board, 2009-16 (vice-chair, 2013-16); Maryland Health Care Commission, 2011-12.

Principal program assessment analyst, 2001-05, and Deputy Director of Finance, 2005-10, Department of Finance, Baltimore City.

Assistant Budget Director, 1996-99, and Deputy Budget Director, 1999-2000, Office of Budget and Program Evaluation, City of Philadelphia.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. La Salle University, B.A. (english & urban studies), maxima cum laude, 1993; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, M.P.P. (public policy), 1996. Director of Finance/Budget, Amtrak, 2000. Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, School of Nursing, The Johns Hopkins University, 2010-12. Vice-President for Planning and Budget, The Johns Hopkins University, 2012-20. Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020-23. Member and volunteer, Program Evaluation Committee, Philadelphia Cares, 1997-98. Co-Chair, Young Women's Initiative Advisory Committee, Womens Way, Philadelphia, 1997-2000. City Life Ambassador and Trolley Tour volunteer, Live Baltimore, 2003-05. Election Judge, Board of Elections, Baltimore City, 2006. Board of Directors, Baltimore Efficiency and Economy Foundation, 2010-12. Co-Chair, Annual Chirstmas Festival Catholic Charities of Baltimore, 2017-18. Member, Baltimore Women's Giving Circle, 2017-22. Board of Directors, The Bryn Mawr School, 2019-22.

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