As director of the Annie E Casey Foundation’s Baltimore Civic Site, Talib Horne leads the Foundation’s strategy and investments in Baltimore and the region to improve the health and well-being of young people and families. Horne is a leader with more than 20 years of economic development, Foundation, and nonprofit experience. He most recently served as executive director of Bon Secours Community Works, a subsidiary of Bon-Secours Mercy Health, in the top 5 of largest Catholic health care systems in the US, where he led a strategy to expand economic, educational and health opportunities in several West Baltimore neighborhoods.

He also previously served as vice president of community and economic development at the Living Classrooms Foundation, a nonprofit that operates a charter school, provides hands-on education, workforce development, health, and violence-prevention programming.  Horne is a member of the Baltimore City Planning Commission, helping to oversee major development and land projects and volunteers on several Boards including the New Psalmist Baptist Church, Living Classrooms Foundation, Maryland Philanthropy Network, Parks and People Foundation, the United Way of Central Maryland and co-chaired the Governors transition team Jobs and Workforce development executive policy committee.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a master’s in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire
University’s School of Business.