Baltimore Development Corp. Taps City Hall Veteran as New CEO

Otis Rolley tapped to lead the Baltimore Development Corp.

The monthslong search for a leader for the Baltimore Development Corp. comes to an end as Mayor Brandon Scott announces Otis Rolley’s selection for the role.

Baltimore Development Corporation new CEO appointed

Otis Rolley becomes first Black man to lead Baltimore Development Corp., bringing national experience and deep local roots to city’s top economic post.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announces Otis Rolley as president and CEO of Baltimore Development Corporation

Otis Rolley is set to become the next president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation. He will step into the role on June 23, 2025, making history as the first African-American man to lead the city’s economic development agency.

Baltimore Development Corp. taps City Hall veteran as new CEO

The BDC's new CEO once ran for mayor.

RELEASE: Mayor Scott Announces Appointment of Otis Rolley as president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation

Former mayoral candidate Otis Rolley to lead Baltimore Development Corp

Otis Rolley, a Baltimore City government veteran who ran for mayor in 2011, has been selected to lead the Baltimore Development Corporation. Mayor Brandon Scott announced on Friday that Rolley has been appointed to serve as president and CEO of the quasi-public economic development agency effective June 23. He will be the first African American to head the agency. Rolley, 50, will succeed Colin Tarbert, who has been BDC’s CEO since 2019 and this…