M.J. "Jay" Brodie

M.J. "Jay" Brodie is President of the Baltimore Development Corporation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation responsible for the City of Baltimore's city-wide economic development. Its mission is business retention, expansion and attraction, including providing the momentum for downtown revitalization. Under Mr. Brodie's leadership, beginning January, 1996, in four years, BDC's efforts retained or attracted 22,328 jobs in 222 businesses, resulting in a capital investment of $1.024 billion.

From 1993-1995, Mr. Brodie was Senior Vice President of RTKL Associates, Inc., an international architecture/engineering/planning firm headquartered in Baltimore. As a member of RTKL's board of directors and director of the firm's Washington office, Mr. Brodie was the principal-in-charge of planning and architecture projects in various cities in the United States and in Europe, China, Japan, and the Middle East.

Before joining RTKL, Mr. Brodie had a three-decade career leading major redevelopment agencies in Washington and Baltimore. His contributions to the revitalization of these cities were recognized in 1994 by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Thomas Jefferson Award, which honors public officials and public- and private-sector architects whose career achievements represent quality design.

As executive director (1984-1993) of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (PADC), a federal corporation established by Congress to revitalize a 21-block, 110-acre area between the White House and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brodie oversaw the near completion of the nation's most prestigious urban redevelopment project using $150 million of public funds to attract $1.5 billion in private investment. In addition, PADC was directed by Congress to lead the design and development of the newly-completed Ronald Reagan Federal Office Building and International Trade Center, a 3.1 million sq. ft. complex, combining public and private office space, retail and parking uses in the last available site in the Federal Triangle, two blocks from the White House.

From 1969-1984, when he served as deputy commissioner and commissioner of the Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development, Mr. Brodie molded much of the character and image of the Inner Harbor and surrounding areas that have received international acclaim in addition to revitalizing neighborhoods throughout the city.

Mr. Brodie is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Urban Land Institute, and National Trust for Historic Preservation. He has delivered talks on urban revitalization and public/private partnerships to organizations and academic institutions around the world.

A native and resident of Baltimore, Mr. Brodie earned a master of architecture degree (1960) from Rice University and a bachelor of architecture degree (1958) from the University of Virginia