Janet Cowell

Janet Cowell is the 63rd Mayor of Raleigh, elected in November 2024. Her career in public service includes positions on the Raleigh City Council (2001-2004), in the North Carolina State Senate (2004-2008), and as the North Carolina State Treasurer (2009-2017), where she was the first woman to hold the position. Before entering politics, she worked as a financial analyst with HSBC and Lehman Brothers. More recently, she served as CEO of the nonprofit Girls Who Invest and as President and CEO of the Dix Park Conservancy. Cowell earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.