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[photo, Kevin A. Anderson, Maryland Secretary of Commerce] KEVIN A. ANDERSON
Secretary of Commerce, 2023-25



Secretary of Commerce, March 2, 2023 to February 5, 2025. Acting Secretary of Commerce, February 1 to March 2, 2023.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2023-25; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2023-25; Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2023-25; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2023-25; Sustainable Growth Subcabinet, 2023-25; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2023-25; Governor's Artificial Intelligence Subcabinet, 2024-25. Chair, Commerce Subcabinet, 2023-25; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2023-25. Co-Chair, Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Stakeholder Work Group, 2023-25. Chair, Governor's Economic Competitiveness Subcabinet, 2024-25.

Member, Maryland Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, 2023-24. Board of Directors, Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2023-25. Member, Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2023-25; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2023-25; Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2023-25; Apprenticeship 2030 Commission, 2023-25; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2023-25. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2023-25. Member, Coast Smart Council, 2023-25; Correctional Education Council, 2023-25; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2023-25; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2023-25; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2023-25; Maryland Economic Council, 2023-25; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2023-25; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2023-25; Energy Industry Revitalization Working Group, 2023-25, of Commission on Climate Change; Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority, 2023-25; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2023-25; Equitech Growth Commission, 2023-25; Maryland Food System Resiliency Council, 2023-25; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2023-25; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2023-25; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2023-25; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2023-25; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2023-25; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2023-25; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2023-25; Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, 2023-25; Maryland Manufacturing Advisory Board, 2023-25; Council on Open Data, 2023-25; Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2023-25; Maryland Port Commission, 2023-25; Port of Deposit State Historical Park Stakeholder Advisory Committee, 2023-25. Board of Directors, Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, 2022-25. Executive Board, Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland, 2023-25. Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2023-25; Maryland Semiquincentennial Commission, 2023; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-25; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2023-25. Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2023-25; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2023-25; Maryland 250 Commission, 2023-25. Board of Regents, University System of Maryland, 2023-25. Member, Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2023-25 (career & technical education committee, 2023-25); Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, 2023-25; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2023-25. Board of Directors, Maryland Community Investment Corporation, 2024-25. Member, Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force, 2024-25; Maryland Entertainment Industry Council, 2024-25; Government Efficiency Commission, 2024-25; Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council, 2025.

Born in Washington, DC, January 29, 1967. Attended Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts; Stanford University, B.A. (economics), 1989; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Senior Vice-President, Global Partnerships, EVERFI, Inc., 2012-19. Network Advisor, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2021-23. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cardinal Atlantic Holdings, LLC, 2021-23. Married; three children.

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