Albert DeCady is an influential global leader in the Haitian Diaspora.
He is Chair and CEO of the Green Investments Group, LLC, an innovative entity that is creating profitable businesses and jobs in Haiti. An attorney and engineer by trade, DeCady is a seasoned senior official at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with over twenty years of experience in the field of intellectual property.
He oversees several major initiatives and holds high-level posts across Diaspora communities. To address the impacts of deforestation in Haiti, he co-founded A Dollar-A-Tree for Haiti with former Haiti Ambassador to U.S. Raymond Joseph. Immediately after the fatal 2010 earthquake in Haiti, DeCady served as Chair of the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee, which coordinated regional response efforts based at the Embassy of Haiti in Washington DC.
DeCady regularly serves as a media commentator and has lectured at the University of Maryland, College Park.
His academic credentials are extensive. DeCady earned Bachelor and Master degrees in Electrical Engineering from the City College of New York, a Master of Science in Information Systems Management from George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law American University. Additionally, he is an active member of the Maryland Bar Associations.
DeCady resides in Maryland with his wife and three children.