Harry Black

Mr. Black currently serves as the Director of Finance for the City of Baltimore, Maryland where he oversees all City financial operations and a City budget of $3.4 billion. He has previously served as Executive Vice President & COO of Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., a D.C. based government services firm. Mr. Black has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Richmond Virginia, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer for the District of Columbia, and Assistant Director of Fiscal Management and Investments for the New York State Insurance Fund, the Nation's second largest public sector workers compensation insurance carrier. Mr. Black has also served as the Director of Budget and Finance for the D.C. City Council, as well as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration for the District's Child and Family Services Agency. He is also the author of Achieving Economic Development Success: Tools That Work", published by the International City/County Management Association. Besides serving as the Rector of the Virginia State University Board of Visitors, as Director of Finance for the City of Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Black serves on the following Boards of Directors; Baltimore Hotel Corporation (Chair), Baltimore City Deferred Compensation Committee (Chair), Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore City Foundation, Baltimore City Golf Corporation, and the Baltimore City Parking Authority