J.D. Urbach partners with Federal, State & Local government agencies to understand their needs and challenges and propose solutions from across the Edwards portfolio. J.D. joined Edwards in 2011 supporting initiatives at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Over the past twenty-five years, he has led major projects at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI,) McCormick & Company, Laureate Education, and Lucent Technologies.

In the community, J.D. Urbach is a member of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) Board of Directors and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC.) He also chairs the Alumni Committee of the Baltimore Area Council – Boy Scouts of America and is an active Assistant Scoutmaster.

J.D. received his BA from Drew University and MBA from the Johns Hopkins University. He is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) which has awarded him the Project Management Professional (PMP); PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP); and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) designations.