Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council
The Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) Advisory Council (Council) is a critical lever of MBDA’s role as a leading authority for minority business enterprises. The Council consists of 19 leaders from the public and private sector with proven experience—advancing opportunities for the businesses MBDA serves. The Council is composed of nine private sector members and one representative from each of ten Federal agencies that support business formation, including labor development, monetary policy, national security, energy, agriculture, transportation, and housing.
The Council will advise the leadership of MBDA by serving as a source of knowledge and information on developments in areas of economic and social life of the United States that affect socially or economically disadvantaged business concerns. The Council will also provide leadership with information regarding plans, programs, and activities in the public and private sectors related to socially or economically disadvantaged business concerns.
View MBEs Advisory Council Charter
- Madiha D. Latif is the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, performing the delegated duties of the Under Secretary
- Joann J. Hill, Primary Designated Federal Officer
Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council Meeting
2025 | TBD
The Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council (MBEAC) holds meetings to advise the U.S. Department of Commerce for Minority Business Development on topical discussion issues pertinent to the MBEAC’s charter.
The MBEAC meetings are held virtual or at the Herbert Clark Hoover Building of the U.S. Department of Commerce, located at 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Advanced registration is required.
For further information, contact Joann J. Hill, Primary Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-4826;
e-mail: [email protected]