Why Partner with GBC
GBC partners are not simply members. They are investors in the region’s future.
Through partnership, your organization:
– Shapes regional strategy: Influence the priorities and projects that define the Baltimore Region’s competitiveness.
– Connects to leadership: Engage directly with top executives, policymakers, and civic innovators driving regional change.
– Earns visibility: Be recognized across GBC’s communications, events, and initiatives as a leader advancing Baltimore’s progress.
– Drives results: Collaborate on initiatives delivering measurable outcomes—new investment, stronger infrastructure, and revitalized communities.
Our Multi-Year Agenda
GBC’s Multi-Year Agenda unites business and civic partners around three strategic pillars that define our regional focus:
Economic Opportunity
We expand private investment and industry growth across the Baltimore Region—advancing the All In | 2035 regional plan, the Bold Moves economic brand, and a coordinated business attraction and startup investment strategy.
Transportation & Infrastructure
We mobilize the private sector behind transformative projects—from Baltimore’s Transit Future to the Key Bridge rebuild and Downtown RISE—informing and convening partners to drive long-term regional connectivity.
Collective Impact
We align business, civic, and philanthropic leadership to address the challenges that shape quality of life: vacant housing reinvestment, BLocal local hiring and procurement, and public safety and community resilience.
Who’s Leading This Work
Our Executive Committee and Strategic Partners anchor GBC’s operations and leadership. They include some of the region’s most influential employers and institutions:
University of Maryland Medical System, M&T Bank, T. Rowe Price, PNC Bank, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, Tradepoint Atlantic, Whiting-Turner, Brown Advisory, CareFirst, Exelon, Bank of America, McCormick, Under Armour, Howard Hughes, KPMG, CFG Bank, Loyola University Maryland, and UMBC.
Levels of Partnership
Your partnership powers GBC’s work—linking your organization to the Baltimore Region’s most dynamic network of leaders and decision-makers. Each level provides growing opportunities for leadership, visibility, and collaboration.
- Chairman’s Circle: Premier recognition across GBC platforms; exclusive briefings with leadership; priority engagement in flagship initiatives.
- Visionary Partner: Prominent recognition; eligibility for Executive Committee nomination; co-chair opportunities on key initiatives.
- Champion Partner: Leadership roles on committees; invitations to regional strategy sessions and convenings.
- Accelerator Partner: Featured participation in communications; access to working groups and innovation initiatives.
- Builder Partner: Eligibility for Board service; invitations to Board and partner events; access to issue briefings.
- Ally Partner: Recognition on GBC platforms; participation in select programs and discussions.
- Partner: Inclusion in partner listings; access to GBC events and updates.
Ways to Get Involved
GBC partners participate in the work through multiple pathways that align with our Multi-Year Agenda of Economic Opportunity, Transportation & Infrastructure, and Collective Impact.
– Join a Steering Committee. Help guide and shape GBC’s major initiatives—setting direction, aligning partners, and ensuring accountability for results. Current committees include Business Investment & Attraction, Baltimore’s Transit Future, Vacant Housing & Reinvestment, Public Safety, BLocal, and Bold Moves Branding.
– Join an Interest Group. Participate in open forums for dialogue, collaboration, and idea exchange. Partners can follow and contribute to discussions on Public Safety & Community Wellbeing, Economic Branding & Storytelling, Innovation & Startups (UpSurge), Housing & Reinvestment, and Regional Infrastructure.
– Inform and Educate. Help GBC elevate understanding of the issues shaping regional growth among business leaders, policymakers, and the public.
– Invest in Impact. Align your organization’s civic, philanthropic, or strategic priorities with GBC’s initiatives to advance shared goals for the region.
– Participate in Events. Attend annual summits, board convenings, and partner briefings that bring together leaders across the public and private sectors.
– Amplify the Brand. Become a Bold Moves Ambassador and help promote the Baltimore Region’s story of innovation and leadership to national audiences.
GBC connects the business community to real outcomes. From the Tech Hub designation to Baltimore's Transit Future, the impact is visible.
—Jeff Cherry, Conscious Venture Lab
Our work with GBC has helped make BLocal a regional movement for inclusive growth.
—Maria Harris Tildon, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
Become a GBC Partner
Whether you represent a Fortune 500 company, an anchor institution, or a growing business, there is a role for you in advancing the Baltimore Region’s future.
Complete the form below to connect with our Partnerships Team and explore how your organization can help lead the next decade of growth.