Wes Moore

Wes Moore was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, on October 15, 1978. He received an associate's degree from Valley Forge Military Academy and College in 1998 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics from Johns Hopkins University and, as a Rhodes Scholar, a master's in international relations from Wolfson College, Oxford.

In 2005 Moore deployed to Afghanistan as a lieutenant with the 82nd Airborne Division, and afterward served as a White House Fellow. He worked in finance at Deutsche Bank in London and Citigroup in New York. In 2010 he wrote the book "The Other Wes Moore." He launched BridgeEdU, a Baltimore-based business that was acquired by Edquity in 2018, and served for four years as chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation.

Moore, a Democrat, took office on January 18, 2023. His official biography describes him as the 63rd Governor of Maryland.