Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce
Alan Greenberger is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. He is also the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Director of Commerce. He has been with the City of Philadelphia since 2008. Prior to that, he was in private practice as an architect and planner with MGA Partners and its predecessor, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects.
During his 34 years in private practice, he was the principal designer on numerous architectural, urban design and planning projects. Among his notable projects are the Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center in Philadelphia, the West Chester University School of Music and Performing Arts Center, the renovation of Lehigh University's historic Linderman Library, new campus plan and pavilions at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, new campus plan and buildings for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and the Master Plan for the Centennial District in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
He serves on the boards of numerous civic and cultural organizations in Philadelphia including the Fairmount Park Art Association, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. He is also a co-founder of the Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia, a 1000 member organization that is a model of design advocacy nationwide.
Alan Greenberger is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and is on the faculty of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin Dow, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Director of Commerce
Kevin Dow was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce in June 2009. Additionally, he serves as the Deputy Director of Commerce for Neighborhood and Business Services. Appointed to this capacity in 2008, Mr. Dow has strategic oversight of the City’s newly-created Office of Economic Opportunity and is responsible for the expansion and support of minority, women, and disabled-owned businesses. In addition, he provides strategic leadership to the Office of Neighborhood Services and the Office of Business Services which include initiatives to support neighborhood commercial corridors, Business Improvement Districts, and many critical public investment programs.
Mr. Dow’s career in business management spans 20 years. Prior to his appointment at the Commerce Department Mr. Dow was vice president of community affairs for Wachovia Bank, where he was responsible for directing the corporate philanthropic and employee engagement strategies for the Northern Region. This region included over 11,000 employees within seven states and encompassed over $13 million in annual community investments primarily through the Wachovia Foundation.
Mr. Dow is currently the Chairman and President of the Vine Memorial Federal Credit Union and serves on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Council for College and Career Success and as Vice Chair of Philadelphia Academies, Inc. His past Board leadership includes service to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Fairmount CDC, Black Alliance for Educational Options - Philadelphia Chapter, Peoples Emergency Center CDC, City Year – Philadelphia, and Delaware Valley Grantmakers, among others.
Mr. Dow earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Finance from Morehouse College. He obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University with a concentration in Management and in 2007 he received a Certificate in Corporate Community Development from Boston College. He is currently a 2009 Pennsylvania Fellow in the Center for Progressive Leadership. Mr. Dow is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and is a native Philadelphian, currently residing in the Fairmount neighborhood with his wife Kim.
Duane H. Bumb, Senior Deputy Director of Commerce
Duane Bumb has over 20 years of professional experience in economic development policy making and implementation. He has also served as Senior Deputy Director of Commerce and as Deputy Director of Commerce in the Street and Rendell Administrations. In his current capacity, Mr. Bumb is responsible for the coordination of all site development and workforce strategy initiatives. Other duties include serving as a board member of the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, the City Planning Commission, the Delaware River City Corporation and Campus Philly.
Before joining the City of Philadelphia, Mr. Bumb served as Manager for the Financial Analysis Division of the City of Wilmington’s Commerce Department, and as Vice President of Management Services for Regency Securities Corp., a Delaware-based real estate syndication firm where he managed asset holdings throughout the U.S. for investor partnerships. Mr. Bumb began his career as a Presidential Management Intern with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mr. Bumb holds a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Urban Planning from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toledo.
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