County Executive Aisha Braveboy has named Tracy M. Benjamin, Esq. Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Economic Development.
In her most recent position, Benjamin served as Deputy County Attorney in the Office of Law for Prince George’s County, Maryland, where she led the Transactional Unit and provided strategic legal counsel to more than 20 County agencies.
I have full confidence in Benjamin’s abilities to elevate the county’s economic development,” said Braveboy. “She is a highly accomplished Government Legal Executive and Business Development Strategist with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of law, leadership, and economic development.”
“I also want to express my sincere appreciation to Iris Boswell for her exceptional service as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development during the first 100 Days of my administration,” said County Executive Braveboy. “We look forward to continuing to work with her as Special Advisor for Housing and Urban Development Projects,” she said.
Recently, Ms. Benjamin was named General Counsel to the Redevelopment Authority of Prince George’s County, where she leads major acquisitions, leases, and redevelopment deals that drive community revitalization, infrastructure investment, and sustainable economic growth.
Prior to government service, Benjamin practiced with the prestigious firms Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. and Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, where she specialized in intellectual property, corporate transactions, and technology law.
Benjamin holds a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Grambling State University. She is admitted to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.
Ms. Benjamin is a member of the J. Franklin Bourne Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association, the National Association of REALTORS®, and the Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS®.
