Chief Executive Officer Chairman of The Cordish Companies
David S. Cordish was born to a Jewish family in Baltimore, the son of Sylvia Cohn Bloom and Paul L. Cordish. His father founded the Cordish Law Firm which served as and continues to serve as the legal arm of the The Cordish Companies which was founded by his grandfather, Louis Cordish in 1910. His father also was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1934 to represent the 4th legislative district in Baltimore City.
Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). University of Maryland (Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
In 1960, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University. In 1963, he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Law School where he was on the Board of Editors of the Law Review. And in 1965, he earned a M.L.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
In 1968, he joined The Company (currently The Companies) and began developing regional, community and neighborhood shopping centers and office buildings. with intermediate stints as chair of the Baltimore City Housing Authority (1972-1974) where he helped mediate city labor disputes.
And as Director of Urban Development Action Grant program in Washington District of Columbia at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (UDAG) on both the Carter and Reagan Administrations. In 1981, after having interrupted a successful development career to serve as Director of UDAG, he began a second division of the company that specializes in the development and redevelopment of multi-use downtown urban projects.
In addition to his service at Housing and Urban Development, Mr. has been appointed to a variety of civic leadership positions as well as serving on numerous national, state, and local boards both professionally and charitably. He has chaired the Baltimore City Housing Authority, the Baltimore City Harbor Endowment Foundation, and several public policy task forces appointed at various times by the Mayors of Baltimore.
Mr. has served as a pro bono consultant and mediator for Johns Hopkins University, Loyola College (currently Loyola University Maryland), Stevenson University, and other non-profit entities in dealing with major development projects and relationships with the neighborhoods around them.
Mr. was the recipient of the 2004 Johns Hopkins Real Estate Program’s Leadership Award, and numerous other regional and national honors and awards. As of 2010, The Companies has grown to over $1 billion in sales under his stewardship.
Member, Board of Editors, Maryland Law Review, 1961-1963. Director, UDAG Program, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1978-1981.
