DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET & MANAGEMENT

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FORMER SECRETARIES

[photo, Marc L. Nicole, Maryland Acting Secretary of Budget & Management] MARC L. NICOLE
Acting Secretary of Budget & Management, 2023, 2025
Deputy Secretary, 2015-

Acting Secretary of Budget and Management, January 11-18, 2023, and October 15-21, 2025. Deputy Secretary of Budget and Management, since April 2015 (Deputy Budget Director, 2001-12; Executive Budget Director, 2012-15).

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2025; Governor's Artificial Intelligence Subcabinet, 2025; Governor's Subcabinet on Climate, 2025; Children's Cabinet, 2025; Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2025; Maryland Subcabinet for Public-Private Partnerships, 2025; Sustainable Growth Subcabinet, 2025; MD THINK Committee, 2025. Vice-Chair, Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2025 (chair, veterans recruitment for state employment subcommittee, 2025). Chair, Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2025.

Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2025; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2025; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2025; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2025; Coast Smart Council, 2025; Commission on Correctional Standards, 2025; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2025; Commission on State Debt, 2025; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2025; Maryland Economic Council, 2025; Maryland Green Building Council, 2025; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2025; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2025; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2025; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2025; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2025; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2025; Council on Open Data, 2025. Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 2025 (administrative committee, 2025; corporate governance & securities litigation committee, 2025; investment committee, 2025; objective criteria committee, 2025). Member, Board of Revenue Estimates, 2025; Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, 2025; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2025; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2025; Maryland 250 Commission, 2025.

Supervisory Fiscal Analyst, Auditor's Office, Baltimore County, 1999-2001.

Principal Analyst, Congressional Budget Office, 1995-98.

Policy Analyst, Department of Legislative Reference, 1988-95.

Program Analyst, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986-88.

Attended Agawam High School, Agawam, Massachusetts; Western New England University, B.A. (political science), 1985; Syracuse University, M.P.A. (public administration), 1986. Board of Directors, Federal Fund Information for States, 2018-. President, National Association of State Budget Officers, 2019-20.

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