Presented by the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee

Get to know Philadelphia Councilmember-At-Large Derek Green.  Don't miss this opportunity to learn about CM Green's mission and goals, and share your ideas for improving Philadelphia. 

In 2015, Councilmember Derek S. Green, Esquire won the Democratic primary for City Council At-Large in Philadelphia by receiving the highest number of votes cast in the election, and, later that year, he was elected as a member of the City Council. In 2019, he was elected for another term.
As a member of the Council, he chairs the Committees on Finance and Disabilities and serves as the Vice-Chair of the Committees on Aging and Law and Government. Additionally, Councilmember Green serves as the Chair of the Philadelphia Gas Commission, President of the Democratic Municipal Officials, and Past President of the Pennsylvania Municipal League. Additionally, he serves on the Boards of the City Trusts, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials. Further, he serves on the Executive Committees of the Democratic National Committee and the National League of Cities.

Before his election, Councilmember Green was the Special Counsel to Councilmember Marian B. Tasco. He also served as counsel to the Philadelphia Gas Commission and the Committees on Finance and Public Health and Human Services. Previously, Councilmember Green served as a Deputy City Solicitor in the Housing and Community Development Division of the Corporate Group of the City’s Law Department.  

Additionally, Councilmember Green’s legal experience includes positions as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia and Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware (Securities and Criminal Divisions). Councilmember Green is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Before becoming an attorney, he was a consumer and small business lender for Meridian Bank. He is also a graduate of the University of Virginia and Temple University School of Law.

Councilmember Green and his wife, Sheila, co-founded the first Autism Support Class at Houston Elementary School to help other Autistic children like their son.  To aid other families affected by Autism, they are a top regional fundraiser for Autism Speaks.