Harold T. Epps

Previously, he was the Director of Commerce at the City of Philadelphia and is a business leader with over 30 years of corporate experience in providing high performance products and solutions for complex and compliance driven industries. As Director of Commerce, Harold oversaw and implemented policies to help both small businesses and major corporations in Philadelphia thrive.

Commerce coordinates activities along neighborhood commercial corridors with small businesses and entrepreneurs, major real estate development projects, large-scale business attraction and retention efforts, as well as efforts to increase minority-owned business contracting opportunities.

Most recently, Harold was the Vice-Chairman of the Board of PRWT Services and served as PRWT’s President and CEO from 2007 – 2014. PRWT Services is one of America’s largest minority-owned firms and a $100M provider of high-performance business solutions, facilities management and infrastructure support services. Prior executive roles include Quadrant, Menasha Corporation and Polaroid, where Harold led subsidiaries and divisions with annual revenues up to $175M and 2,000 employees. Throughout his career, Harold built a solid reputation for positioning organizations for sustained growth, successfully managing change and restructuring, improving efficiency, spurring innovation and maintaining a focus and discipline of continuous process and performance improvement.

Epps’ personal commitment to workforce development and business opportunity diversity and inclusion efforts continue to drive his civic and board activities. Harold is currently a member of the North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees, and Co-Chairman of the Comcast National African-American Advisory Council. Formerly, Harold served as the Chairman of the African-American Museum of Philadelphia, and was an executive committee member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and The Urban League of Philadelphia.

Harold has held the following executive leadership roles:

PRWT Services, Inc.
Vice Chairman and Business Development Officer
President and CEO, $100M in annual revenue and over 1,200 employees

Quadrant – Engineering Plastics, Products
Vice President, Supply Chain, $600M annual spending, overseeing eight manufacturing and distribution facilities

Menasha Corporation, Poly-Hi Solidur
President, North America, Full P & L, $125M budget and 450 employees
Vice President and General Manager, North America, $100M budget

AWARDS
Pioneer Award 2013 – National Urban League
Business Leader Award 2013 – Urban League of Philadelphia
Most Influential Award 2011 – Philadelphia Tribune
Father of the Year Award 2012 – American Diabetes Association/Greater Philadelphia Father’s Day Council
Alumni of the Year 2010 – North Carolina Central University
Philadelphia’s Most Influential 2009 – Philadelphia Magazine
Minority Business Leader Award 2010 – Philadelphia Business Journal

EDUCATION
Western New England College, Master of Business Administration
North Carolina Central University, Bachelor of Science