Atlanta Botanical Garden names Norwood New Chief Financial Officer
Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Marshall Norwood has been named Chief Financial Officer of the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Norwood formerly served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Purpose Built Communities Foundation, a national impact network providing support to neighborhood partnerships to achieve cradle-to-college, housing, health and economic vitality for residents.
"The Garden is so fortunate to have someone of Marshall's caliber join us," Garden President & CEO Mary Pat Matheson said. "He brings a wealth of financial management experience to the table, not only in the private, nonprofit arena but also in the corporate realm as well."
Before joining the foundation, Norwood served for 10 years as Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Atlanta BeltLine Inc. the agency leading the transformative 22-mile project of trails, parks, transit and affordable housing encircling the city of Atlanta.
Prior to his BeltLine tenure, Norwood was Budget Director for the Georgia Department of Human Services, where he played a key role in crafting and presenting budgets and financial updates to the governor and state legislature, and ensuring available funding to stabilize services to Georgia citizens during a sharp economic downturn.
A graduate of Morehouse College, he also was employed for more than 15 years with Cox Enterprises, serving in several leadership roles in California, Pennsylvania and Georgia.