Wes Moore
Westley Watende Omari "Wes" Moore was born October 15, 1978, in Maryland and raised largely in New York.
He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and earned a master's degree from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
After serving in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, Moore worked as an investment banker in New York.
Between 2010 and 2015, he published five books, including a young adult novel.
In 2023, Moore became Maryland's 63rd governor and the first Black governor in the state's history.
He is currently the only incumbent Black governor of any U.S. state and works as a politician, author, television producer, and nonprofit executive.
