In 2009, Cedric was appointed by the White House as the Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Department of Commerce. There, he seeks to forge and enhance partnerships with community and faith-based organizations on policy areas such as community economic development, Census, the Recovery Act and minority business development.

Prior to the joining the Department of Commerce, Cedric began his work in government in the office of Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee. Cedric served as Rep. Rangel’s Democratic Leadership Liaison and Policy Advisor. Cedric was responsible for the formulation of political strategy that reflected overall Democratic policy agendas within the jurisdiction of the Ways & Means Committee.

Cedric also worked as Policy Coordinator at the Faith Coalition for Political Action in New York City, where he mobilized communities of faith to engage in political action, developed and presented strategies to reform the Rockefeller drug laws, analyzed legislation involving poverty alleviation and education, and designed and executed voter registration, education and turnout campaigns. Additionally, Cedric has worked with prominent advocacy groups in Washington D.C., such as the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs. At the Inter-faith Center on Corporate Social Responsibility, Cedric worked with corporations to become compliant with human rights and international labor standards.

Internationally, Cedric has worked in Kumasi, Ghana at the Center for Community Empowerment. While there, he led workshops on how faith-based organizations can impact and transform Ghana’s socio-political landscape and to work to facilitate grassroots efforts to address the HIV/AID pandemic and develop frameworks for social service delivery systems.

Cedric lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Riche Holmes Grant.