How has the Waterfront Partnership been governed and funded?
The Waterfront Partnership is currently led by a 25-member Board of Directors. Members of the Board include the organization’s founding members from H & S Properties, General Growth Properties, The Cordish Company; Brown Advisory; National Aquarium in Baltimore, Living Classrooms, Maryland Science Center and Greater Baltimore Committee. In addition, the Board includes representatives from residential, retail, hotel, office and service sectors; the Mayor’s Inner Harbor Coordinator, Directors of the Departments of Recreation and Parks, Transportation and Public Works, Police Department, and the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Neighborhood Development, as well as several ex officio members: the City Comptroller; President of City Council and a Council member. Michael Hankin, President and CEO of Brown Advisory and a driving force behind the creation of the Partnership, is Chair of the Board.