Tisha Edwards is a mission-driven executive with over 20 years of experience bridging public service and private-sector innovation to expand access, equity, and opportunity for Marylanders. She became president and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association (MBA) in April 2025, where she leads advocacy for the industry, strengthens bank-community partnerships, and builds the association’s visibility and impact across the state.
Her career spans leadership roles in government, education, and the private sector, including interim CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, chief of staff to the mayor of Baltimore, president of BridgeEdu, and founding executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Children & Family Success. She also served as chief of staff to Wes Moore’s gubernatorial campaign and later as Maryland’s secretary of appointments, filling more than 600 state leadership roles to advance representation and inclusion.
In her role as MBA president and CEO, Edwards also serves as executive vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Bankers Association, unifying the voices of the Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. banking communities. She is actively engaged in the nonprofit and higher education sectors, serving on the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, the United Way of Central Maryland Board of Directors, the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Board of Trustees, and the University of Maryland School of Social Work Board of Advisors.
Edwards earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.