Reed Cordish Explained

Reed S. Cordish
Term Start:January 20, 2017
Term End:February 16, 2018
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Brooke Rollins
Birth Date:18 June 1974
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality:American
Spouse:Maggie Cordish
Children:2
Parents:David S. Cordish
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Occupation:Former professional tennis player, real estate investor, public official

Reed S. Cordish (born June 18, 1974) is a fourth-generation American real estate developer, former professional tennis player, and former senior aide to President Donald Trump.[1]

Cordish is a principal and partner at his family-owned Baltimore-based real estate investment and development firm The Cordish Companies[2] where he was also affiliated with Live! Hospitality & Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Cordish Companies.[3]

Early life and education

Reed Saunders Cordish was born in 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the youngest son of former Goucher College professor Penelope (née Sales) and American real estate developer David S. Cordish.[4] His grandfather is Paul L. Cordish.[5] Both his parents were Jewish.[6]

Cordish attended the Gilman School in Baltimore from first grade through high school. After graduating from Gilman, he went to Princeton University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in English in 1996. Cordish was awarded the William Roper Award for the member of the senior class who demonstrates scholastic and athletic excellence.

While at Princeton, he played #1 singles on the Princeton tennis team for three years, earning a position on the All-Ivy Team and serving as captain of the team his senior year.[7] He received the George Meyers Church Tennis Trophy for advancing tennis at Princeton in 1995 and 1996, and the Leon Lapidus Memorial Award awarded to the member of the men's tennis team with the greatest achievement and dedication.[8]

Career

Real estate development

Cordish was a principal and partner of The Cordish Companies, a real estate development and entertainment company. He also presided over Live! Hospitality & Entertainment, an entertainment and restaurant industry operations company under the umbrella of The Cordish Companies, sharing the same physical address.[9] [10]

At The Cordish Companies, Cordish helped develop the company's Live! brand, which has grown to encompass large-scale entertainment projects, sports-anchored districts, casinos, hotels and residential projects including Ballpark Village, the Power & Light District, XFINITY Live!, and Maryland Live! Casino.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment, provides hospitality and entertainment services, and operates multiple restaurants nationwide.[16] [17]

Tennis

Cordish played collegiate tennis at Princeton University. During his tenure at Princeton, he played #1 singles on the tennis team for multiple years, earning a position on the All-Ivy Team.

After college, Reed continued his tennis career for almost two years, qualifying to play on the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour, and playing in the main draw of events including the ATP challenger in Brazil and the Legg Mason tour event in Washington D.C.[18]

Cordish and his family were lead donors in building the Cordish Family Pavilion at the Lenz Tennis Center at Princeton University.[19]

Politics

Cordish directed the Agency Beachhead teams for President-Elect Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential transition.[20]

In January 2017, Cordish was appointed Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental and Technology Initiatives.[21] [22] [23] Cordish was part of the Office of American Innovation, led by Trump Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, with a directive to overhaul government functions using ideas from the business sector.[24] Other members of the Office of American Innovation included National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives Dina Powell, and Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives Chris Liddell.[25] [26] [27] Mr. Cordish played a principal role in domestic policy initiatives including Workforce Development and Criminal Justice Reform.[28] [29] [30] [31]

Cordish resigned in February 2018, saying that he never planned to stay with the administration for more than a year and that his policy role was complete.[32]

Personal life

In 2010, he married Margaret “Maggie” Katz in a ceremony at his home in Baltimore.[33] [34] He and his wife are close friends and neighbors of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.[35] Ivanka introduced the couple who would later work in the White House under the Kushners.[36] [37] [38] [39] Mrs. Cordish is a student at Johns Hopkins University.[40]

Reed Cordish is active in his community, and currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Hospital.[41] In 2012, the university opened and dedicated the Cordish Lacrosse Center.[42] He is on the Board of Trustees for the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baltimore Real-Estate Developer Reed Cordish To Join Trump Administration. 17 January 2017. 16 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Can Jared Kushner's SWAT Team of Mini-Mes Protect Him in the White House?. Emily Jane. Fox. Vanity Fair. 14 June 2017 . 16 November 2018.
  3. News: Reed Cordish on Sports-Fueled Xfinity Live!. 2017-04-10. en. 2018-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621102017/https://phillystylemag.com/thats-entertainment. dead.
  4. News: Baltimore developer Reed Cordish has big job in the Trump administration: Fix the government. Fritze. John. baltimoresun.com. 2017-05-04. en-US.
  5. News: Johnathon E. . Briggs. Paul L. Cordish, 93, founder of law firm, city delegate . The Baltimore Sun. April 9, 2003.
  6. News: Penelope Arden Sales has been awarded the degree of bachelor of arts cum laude from Goucher College Towson Md . Cincinnati Post. Newspapers.com. An English major she was recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was also president of the Jewish Students Assn at the college. Miss Sales is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Sales of Avondale.
  7. News: Losing lesson serves Cordish well. tribunedigital-baltimoresun. 2017-04-10. en. 2018-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024400/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-06-05/sports/1995156069_1_cordish-tennis-reed. dead.
  8. Web site: Men's Tennis Record Book. Princeton Athletics. Princeton University. May 24, 2018.
  9. Web site: As Fourth Street Live lawsuit advances, Cordish downplays ties to its own entertainment district - Insider Louisville. 11 June 2015. 16 November 2018. 21 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621093619/https://insiderlouisville.com/economy/fourth-street-live-lawsuit-advances-cordish-downplays-ties-entertainment-district/. dead.
  10. Web site: Former Zoologist/Animal Trainer . 2022-03-05 . 2021-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107152451/https://drjordanschaul.com/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Cardinals eye Ballpark Village progress; looking better than KC. 2013-07-18. FOX2now.com. 2017-04-10.
  12. News: The Cordish Companies' Ballpark Village in St. Louis. Sun. Baltimore. baltimoresun.com. 2017-04-10. en-US.
  13. Web site: Comcast-Spectacor and The Cordish Companies Announce Partnership with Comcast Corporation to Create the XFINITY Live! Philadelphia Dining and Entertainment District. corporate.comcast.com. en. 2017-04-10. 2011-12-15.
  14. Web site: Braves announce six new concepts for The Battery Atlanta – The Battery Atlanta. batteryatl.com. en-US. 2017-04-10. 2017-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214627/http://batteryatl.com/braves-announce-six-new-concepts-for-the-battery-atlanta/. dead.
  15. News: Maryland Live! owners win license for Philly casino. Washington Post. 2017-04-10.
  16. Web site: Celebrity chef Todd English opening restaurant at the Battery Atlanta Atlanta Restaurant Scene. Figueras. Ligaya. 2017-04-10. 2017-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055103/http://atlantarestaurants.blog.ajc.com/2017/02/20/celebrity-chef-todd-english-opening-restaurant-at-the-battery-atlanta/. dead.
  17. News: St. Louis Development Plays Off Busch Stadium. Gose. Joe. 2013-05-14. The New York Times. 2017-04-10. 0362-4331.
  18. Web site: Marcus Hilpert vs. Reed Cordish - Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Washington D.C. - TennisLive.net. s.r.o.. eHM. www.tennislive.net. 2017-04-10.
  19. News: Cordish Family Pavilion and Lenz Tennis Center. 2017-04-10. en.
  20. News: Trump names Reed Cordish tech assistant. 2017-01-17. Fedscoop. 2017-04-10. en-US.
  21. News: Trump taps Kushner to lead a SWAT team to fix government with business ideas. March 26, 2017. The Washington Post. Rucker. Phillip. Parker. Ashley. April 2, 2017.
  22. News: Reed Cordish to join Trump administration. January 17, 2017. The Baltimore Sun. Fritze. John. April 2, 2017.
  23. News: Prerequisite for Key White House Posts: Loyalty, Not Experience. Confessore. Sharon Lafraniere, Nicholas. 2017-03-14. The New York Times. 2017-04-10. Drucker. Jesse. 0362-4331.
  24. News: Persuasive Business Leaders Parade Through White House. Kelly. Kate. 2017-04-29. The New York Times. 2017-05-04. 0362-4331.
  25. News: Trump taps Kushner to lead a SWAT team to fix government with business ideas. Washington Post. 2017-04-10.
  26. News: Reed Cordish will play role in White House innovation effort. Fritze. John. baltimoresun.com. 2017-04-10. en-US.
  27. Web site: Trump to create White House office for 'American Innovation' to be headed by Kushner. Shieber. Jonathan. TechCrunch. 27 March 2017 . 2017-04-10.
  28. Web site: As a White House adviser, Baltimore developer Reed Cordish helped persuade Trump and others to support criminal justice bill. Duncan. Ian. baltimoresun.com. en-US. 2019-01-03.
  29. Web site: How Trump unexpectedly became the star of criminal justice reform. NBC News. 20 December 2018 . en. 2019-01-03.
  30. Web site: Statement by the Press Secretary on Workforce Development Week. en-US. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2019-01-03.
  31. Web site: White House to unveil workforce development program led by Ivanka Trump. www.cbsnews.com. 12 June 2017 . en-US. 2019-01-03.
  32. News: Trump tech adviser Reed Cordish is leaving the White House. The Washington Post. February 16, 2018. April 1, 2018.
  33. http://washingtonjewishweek.com/37942/cordish-rides-his-trump-ties-to-the-white-house/news/national-news/ Washington Jewish Week: "Cordish rides his Trump ties to the White House" by Dan Schere
  34. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/fashion/weddings/10Katz.html New York Times: "Margaret Katz, Reed Cordish"
  35. Web site: Former White House Adviser Pays $7M for Fisher Island Condo . 13 April 2021 .
  36. News: Top Ivanka paid-leave staffer departs White House . . Ian . Kullgren . June 28, 2018.
  37. News: Introducing Her Father, Ivanka Trump Is Character Witness. Haberman. Maggie. 2016-07-21. The New York Times. 2017-04-10. Steinhauer. Jennifer. 0362-4331.
  38. Web site: FOIA to DOT for Communications with Reed and Maggie Cordish - American Oversight .
  39. Ivanka and Jared's Power Play. The New Yorker. 2017-04-10.
  40. Web site: Maggie Cordish | Bipartisan Policy Center .
  41. Web site: Cordish Cares The Cordish Companies. www.cordishcares.com. 2019-01-03. 2019-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210646/https://www.cordishcares.com/. dead.
  42. Web site: Cordish Lacrosse Center | Mueller Associates .

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