As a collaborative model, the true value of CCI lies in the ideas, guidance and civic entrepreneurism of its members and partners.

Honorary Chairmen

• Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
• Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
• District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty

Vice Chairmen and Founders

• Herbert Miller, Chairman, Western Development
• George Vradenburg, President, Vradenburg Foundation

Steering Committee

• Marcel Acosta, Executive Director, National Capitol Planning Commission
• Neil Albert, City Administrator, District of Columbia
• Sandra Baer, Principal, Business Development, Ridge Global LLC
• Mojdeh Bahar, Coordinator, FLC Mid-Atlantic Region
• Anthony Costa, Administrator, General Services Administration
• John Emond, Program Manager, NASA
• Kate Hanley, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Virginia
• Julia Koster, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, National Capital Planning Commission
• John Ratliff, Director of Policy, Office of the Governor, State of Maryland
• Valerie Santos, Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development, District of Columbia
• Harriet Tregoning, Planning Director, District of Columbia
• Gary Ventry, Manufacturing & Logistics Manager, DBED, Maryland
• Mark Weatherly, Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Benjamin Wu, Assistant Secretary for the Capital Region, DBED, Maryland

Board of Directors

• William Alsup, Senior Vice President, Hines
• William C. Baker, President, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Ken Banks, President, Banks Contracting Company
• Uwe Brandes, Vice President, Initiatives, Urban Land Institute
• Richard Cohen, President, Willco Companies
• David Cole, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
• William D. Euille, Mayor, City of Alexandria, Virginia
• Frank Finelli, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
• Vincent Gray, Chairman, DC Council
• Susan Hepner, Partner, RAFFA, P.C.
• Michael Knapp, President, Montgomery County Council
• Amy Liu, Deputy Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
• Elizabeth Lodal, Virginia Commissioner on the Education Commission of the States
• Chris Miller, President, Piedmont Environmental Council
• Charles W. "Wick" Moorman, Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Dan Nelson, CEO, Nelson Insights Strategic Advisory
• Marc Paul, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
• Doug Poretz, Partner, Qorvis Communications
• Governor Tom Ridge, CEO, Ridge Global LLC
• David Robertson, Executive Director, MWCOG
• Dwight Schar, CEO, NVR
• Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
• Mayo Shattuck, III, President, Constellation Energy
• Robert Sokolove, President, Womble Carlyle Ecology Innovations
• Jim Smith, County Executive, Baltimore County
• Joseph Rigby, CEO & President, Pepco Holdings
• Anne Wolfe, Executive Director, State of Maryland, Accenture

CCIA

• University of Virginia
• James Madison University
• George Mason University
• Virginia Tech
• Georgetown University
• George Washington University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Howard University
• University System of Maryland
  • Bowie State University
  • Coppin State University
  • Frostburg State University
  • Salisbury University
  • Towson University
  • University of Baltimore
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  • University of Maryland University College

Working Group Chairs

• Sandy Baer, Ridge Global
• David Cole, Baker & McKenzie
• Dr. Fred Krimgold, Virginia Tech
• Roger London, CCI
• Dan Nelson, Nelson Insights Strategic Advisory
• Mark Paul, Baker & McKenzie
• George Vradenburg. CCI

CCI Staff

• Stephanie Carnes, Managing Director
• Roger London, Innovation Program Director
• Wendy Solhan, Director of Conferences and Special Events