Prior to joining the Mayor's Office as a Senior Advisor in September 2024, Young co-founded Green Street Impact Partners, a private equity firm providing growth capital to companies in the education technology and future of work sectors. He also previously worked at Camden Partners and Harbor Bankshares Corporation. Throughout his career he has led over $145 million in investments and financings.

He currently serves on the board of Green Street Academy, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Live Baltimore, West North Avenue Development Authority, and chairs the board of East Baltimore Development, Inc. He also serves on the Business Advisory Committee for the Comptroller of Maryland, and co-chaired the Greater Baltimore Committee's 10-Year Regional Strategy Steering Committee.

Young began his career as an engineer in aircraft health management at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. He has earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from New York University, and his high school diploma from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.