Professional Affiliation

Mayor, Montgomery, Alabama

Expert Bio

Steven L. Reed became the 57th mayor of the city of Montgomery on November 12, 2019. 

He previously served as Montgomery County Alabama’s first African-American and youngest elected Probate Judge. He serves on the boards of the River Region United Way, the Metro Board of the Montgomery Area YMCA, Trustmark Bank, and Valiant Cross Academy. Steven is the Moderator at Community Congregational United Church of Christ, as well as an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Mayor Reed has received the Dr. Martin Luther King Leadership Award for Governmental Service and was chosen as a New Deal Leader. Steven was also invited to the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Seminar and traveled to Israel at the invitation of the American Israel Education Foundation. As Probate Judge, he delivered over a million dollars’ worth of new voting machines and expanded the office’s efforts to increase voter participation.

Steven Reed was born and raised in Montgomery, AL where he matriculated through Montgomery Public Schools. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Morehouse College, where he also lettered in football. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Mayor Reed and his wife Tamika are the proud parents of three children.