Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is a policy and government affairs professional with more than a quarter century of experience working with federal, state, and local government officials on policy and program strategies important for families, communities, corporations, and the nation. She welcomes inquiries regarding corporate board service (public and/or mid- to late-stage private) as well as consulting opportunities.A former professional staffer on the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Dr. Cummings has worked with Democrats and Republicans on trade, tax, health, food, aging, and retirement security policy. She was a part of a core team of Hill staffers responsible for helping their members pass the African Growth and Opportunity Act. As the founder, president, and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, Cummings has collaborated with members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Association of Counties among other policymaker organizations to advance public health, economic development, and environmental solutions important for cities, towns, and states. A past board chair of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Financial Services Corporation (FSC), Cummings has also chaired the board of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and has served on the boards of the Baltimore Museum of Art and the National Academy of Social Insurance among other prominent organizations. In these positions, Cummings has been a valued and collaborative board member who has provided oversight and advice to management in their efforts to implement effective and efficient growth-oriented strategies. The owner of several businesses, Dr. Cummings has significant profit and loss experience, expertise in assessing corporate risk and growth opportunities, and a long and distinguished track record of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion strategies through policies, programs, and organizations. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship, Rotary Club International Paul Harris Fellow Award, Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellowship. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in political science with an emphasis in public policy, international affairs, and American politics from Purdue University and her B.A. in political science from Prairie View A&M University.