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[photo, Manny Welsh, Deputy Chief of Staff, Maryland Governor's Office] EMMANUEL (MANNY) WELSH, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff & Chief Administrative Officer


Principal Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Governor, since October 15, 2025. Responsible for oversight of executive branch of State government, as well as oversight of Department of Service and Civic Innovation, Board of Public Works, Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals, and Maryland Stadium Authority.

Co-Chair, Government Efficiency Commission, 2024-.

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Governor, January 1, 2024 to October 14, 2025. Responsible for oversight of Department of Commerce and Department of General Services, as well as Board of Public Works; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; Maryland Cannabis Administration; Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals; Maryland Economic Development Corporation; Maryland State Retirement Agency; Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; Office of Social Equity; Maryland Stadium Authority; Maryland Technology Development Corporationn; and West North Avenue Development Authority.

Board of Public Works Executive, Office of Governor, 2023-25.

Chief of Staff, Office of Comptroller of Maryland, 2020-23 (public affairs officer, 2015-16; deputy chief of staff, 2016-20).

Intern, U.S. Representative C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger III, Maryland, 2011.

Legislative intern, Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16, Montgomery County, 2013; Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42A, Baltimore County, 2012. Legislative aide, Senator James Brochin, District 42, Baltimore County 2013.

Research assistant, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore, 2015. Graduate intern, Bureau of the Budget and Management Research, Baltimore City, 2015.

Member, Advisory Board, Schaefer Center for Public Policy, University of Baltimore, 2016- (graduate research fellow, 2014-15).

Born in Manila, Philippines, February 20, 1991. Attended Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, Maryland, 2009; Towson University, B.S. (political science), 2013 (chair, student council, university system of maryland, 2011-12); University of Baltimore, M.P.A. (public administration), 2016. Very Important Professional, 40 Under 40, Daily Record, 2021. 36 Under 36, Maryland Democratic Party, 2023.

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