Angela Dowd-Burton has more than 25 years of diverse business experience and outreach within the community. She has served in global roles in finance, procurement, business development, commercial management, and government relations.
In 2010, Dowd-Burton was appointed by Mayor Michael Nutter to serve as executive director of the Office of Economic Opportunity for the City of Philadelphia.
She is responsible for leveraging the business services of the Commerce Department to strengthen the capacity of small businesses to successfully contract with the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Dowd-Burton joined Rohm and Haas in 1990 after serving as Deputy Director of Finance and Procurement Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia (1984-90). Prior to working in City government, she held financial and strategic planning positions at Sunoco.
She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Drexel University LeBow College of Business and is the former co-chair of the Women’s Initiative of the United Way. She is a founding member and president of the Greater Philadelphia Women’s Leadership Forum, connecting corporate leadership networks across the region. She also serves on the Girl Scouts Nominating Committee.
Dowd-Burton is a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association and has served as vice president of operations on the national board, editor of the national newsletter, and president of the Philadelphia Chapter. She previously served on the boards of the Delaware River City Corporation and The Enterprise Center and was a member of the Minority Business Enterprise Council and former board chair of The New Freedom Theatre.
Her numerous awards and acknowledgments include: Drexel University Harriet E. Worrell Award (2007); the Philadelphia Business Journal Woman of Distinction Award (2006); two Rohm and Haas Vice President’s Awards; The Philadelphia Bowl awarded by Mayor W.W. Goode; Drexel University Trailbrazer Award; West Philadelphia Catholic High School Hall of Fame; Dollars & Sense Magazine Best and Brightest Business Professional; and the National Black MBA Association’s H. Naylor Fitzhugh Award of Relevance.
Dowd-Burton holds an MBA (Finance) and a BS degree (Accounting) from Drexel University. She is married and has two sons.