Faith Leach is the deputy mayor of equity, health, and human services for the City of Baltimore. She provides strategic direction to social services, recreation and parks, homeless services, library services, and the city’s COVID-19 public health response. Previously, Leach was chief of staff at the JPMorgan Chase and Co. Foundation, where she created the firm’s community engagement team, developed local engagement strategy, and catalyzed the racial equity commitment. Prior to this, she was chief of staff for the Washington, DC, deputy mayor for greater economic opportunity. In this role, Leach helped establish the agency focused on revitalizing overlooked and underserved neighborhoods