BIO
Larry is a nationally recognized economic development leader with more than 30 years of local and state government, not-for-profit and private sector experience. Throughout his career, Larry has worked on approximately 600 economic development projects resulting in over $12 billion in capital investment, the creation of over 100,000 new jobs, and the retention of over 200,000 existing jobs. Named by Governing Magazine as one of the nation’s best economic development officials, he was also named one of Indiana’s Top 250 most influential and impactful leaders. Larry is Chair of the Site Selectors Guild, an internationally recognized site selection organization, and is a regular speaker and panelist at conferences throughout North America.
Prior to founding Ginovus in 2002, Larry worked in a variety of economic development settings, including Deputy Director of Business Development for the Indiana Department of Commerce, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis for Economic and Workforce Development, and President & CEO of the Indianapolis Economic Development Corporation (Develop Indy and Indy Partnership). Additionally, Larry was instrumental in the launch and leadership of the Indianapolis and Central Indiana Technology Partnership (TechPoint), an initiative designed to nurture growing and emerging technology companies throughout Indiana.
BACKGROUND
- B.A., Political Science with Minor in Economics, Indiana University
- Chair of the Board of Directors, Site Selectors Guild
- Chairman, Vision 2025+ Task Force, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Chairman, Economic Development Committee and Board Member, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Selected to the inaugural Indiana 250 list of influential and impactful leaders in the state, Indianapolis Business Journal
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Larry Gigerich and Gerry Dick discuss Indiana’s economic performance in 2022 and national economic headwinds and opportunities ahead.
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Larry Gigerich shares recent findings from a Site Selectors Guild survey including the impact of the global talent shortage on companies and communities.
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Larry Gigerich discusses with the CBS Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate what are the DFW region differentiators to continue to attract corporate relocation projects.
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PUBLICATIONS
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2023
- May 2023 – Featured in Fort Worth prepares last remaining swaths of vacant land for major development, Fort Worth Report
- May 2023 – Featured in How states and cities are adjusting to the new reality of economic incentives, Buffalo Business First
- May 2023 – Featured in Chamber funding eliminated in proposed Metro budget, ending 33-year string of paid advocacy, Nashville Business Journal
- May 2023 – Featured in Front Line: Water Supply Increasingly Affecting the Site Selection Process, Area Development
- April 2023 – Featured in Best & Worst States For Business 2023: Where The Boom Lives On, Chief Executive
- April 2023 – Featured in Fishers City Council unanimously approves $75M mixed housing development, Fox59
- April 2023 – Featured in Site Selectors Guild Elects New Chair Larry Gigerich and Board of Directors
- April 2023 – Featured in The role of jobs-related economic incentives when fewer people are going to the office, The Business Journals
- March 2023 – Featured in Corporate Decision-Makers Face a Challenging Environment, Area Development
- March 2023 – Featured in Research and Development Space to the Rescue?, Commercial Observer
- February 2023 – Featured in Forecasting 2023: As Rates Rise, Even Cities Like Indianapolis Face Housing Affordability Issues, Urban Land Magazine
- January 2023 – Featured in Medical Manufacturers See Turbulence, but More Steady Returns, Expansion Solutions
2022
- December 2022 – Featured in How does Indiana stack up to other states?, Inside Indiana Business
- November 2022 – Featured in How Microsoft could become North Carolina’s next Apple, Triangle Business Journal
- November 2022 – Featured in Site selector weighs in on Birmingham’s opportunities, Birmingham Business Journal
- October 2022 – Featured in Metal Fabrication Strong With Demand, Expansion, Expansion Solutions Magazine
- August 2022 – Featured in What does rising inflation mean for FDI?, Investment Monitor
- July 2022 – Featured in the Indiana 250 list of the influential and impactful leaders in the state, Indianapolis Business Journal
- July 2022 – Featured in The population panic: How do low birth rates affect FDI?, Investment Monitor
- July 2022 – Featured in Canadian campaign aims to lure Hoosier tech companies, Indianapolis Business Journal
- June 2022 – Featured in Momentum is growing for megaprojects segment, Inside Indiana Business
- May 2022 – How South Florida compares to New York, Boston for corporate relocations, South Florida Business Journal
- April 2022 – Featured in Best & Worst States For Business 2022: The Great Not-Migration, Chief Executive
- April 2022 – Featured in Best & Worst States For Business 2022: Inside The Heartland Revolution!, Chief Executive
- April 2022 – Featured in Best & Worst States For Business 2022: Who’s Ready For A Tax Cut?, Chief Executive
- March 2022 – Featured in Site Selectors Guild Elects New Board, Site Selectors Guild
- February 2022 – Featured in ‘Innovation districts’ could attract high-tech projects, Indianapolis Business Journal
- February 2022 – Featured in Educated workforce, clean energy, hefty incentives keys to megadeals, Indianapolis Business Journal
- January 2022 – Featured in Site Selectors Guild Survey Reveals Impact of Global Talent Shortage, Inside Indiana Business
2021
- October 2021 – Featured in “Home or Away? Locating Today’s Back Office“, Expansion Solutions Magazine
- September 2021 – Featured in “Golf venue swings into area across White River from downtown“, Indianapolis Business Journal
- August 2021 – Featured in “‘A turning of the page’: What site selectors are saying about how Gov. Cuomo’s resignation will impact business“, New York Business Journal
- July 2021 – Podcast on “Water Resources in Economic Growth and Development“, Site Selectors Guild
- April 2021 – Featured in “Up For Grabs: The Best & Worst States For Business 2021“, Chief Executive
- April 2021 – Podcast on “How a National Infrastructure Plan Positions the U.S. for Long-term Economic Growth“, Site Selectors Guild
- March 2021 – Featured in “Texas ‘Brimming with Promise’ as Premier Business Location“, Expansion Solutions
- March 2021 – Featured in Chamber Launches ‘Accelerating Indiana Vision’, Inside Indiana Business
- March 2021 – Featured in “Jobs coming back from overseas create big opportunity for Dallas real estate — here’s how“, Dallas Business Journal
- February 2021 – Featured in “Welcome To The Great Reshuffling,” Chief Executive
- February 2021 – Featured in “Solid Check Up for Medical Device Industry“, Expansion Solutions
- February 2021 – Featured in “Plastics Market Molding Well Into Today’s Economy“, Expansion Solutions
- January 2021 – Podcast on Economic Development & Mobility, COMMUTE Podcast by SHARE Mobility
2020
- December 2020 – Featured in “Oracle Lured to Texas by Lower Payrolls and Labor Pool“, Bloomberg
- December 2020 – Featured in “Chamber to spend millions in quest to attract residents“, Indianapolis Business Journal
- October 2020 – “How the Indianapolis Region Can Stay Competitive Amid COVID-19“, Inside Indiana Business
- October 2020 – “The Amazon Effect and the Rapid Growth of Distribution Projects”
- September 2020 – “Ginovus – Navigating Site Selection in a Post Pandemic Landscape“, Chmura Economics & Analytics
- September 2020 – Opinion: Entice coastal city escapees to land in ‘flyover country’, The Detroit News
- August 2020 – “Virtual Site Tours are Changing Economic Development—Are You Ready?”
- August 2020 – Podcast on “Incentive Compliance Management during COVID-19“, Site Selectors Guild
- July 2020 – “How the Pandemic is Impacting Business Location Selection“, Orlando Economic Partnership
- July 2020 – “Economic Development and COVID: Larry Gigerich Answers Your Questions“
- June 2020 – “How Tech Companies Are Adapting to the Ideal Workplace“, Powderkeg
- June 2020 – “The Future of Office Site Selection and Risk Mitigation”
- May 2020 – “During Pandemic, Dallas Regional Chamber Says Businesses Considering Relocating Corporate HQs, Offices To DFW”, 21 CBS DFW
- May 2020 – “The Nature of Incentives Compliance in the Age of the Coronavirus”, Area Development
- April 2020 – “Will Talent Continue to Stand Out in Site Selection Decisions?”
- April 2020 – “How Economic Development Incentives Are Lost”
- March 2020 – “Why Are Economic Development Incentives More Valuable During a Recession?”
- March 2020 – “What Do The Coronavirus Headlines Mean for the Future of Business?”
- February 2020 – “3 Types of Location Decisions that Matter Most for Tech Leaders”, Powderkeg
- February 2020 – Featured in “City considers building $72M road in Decatur Township”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- February 2020 – Featured in “Real estate pros bullish on Diamond Chain site”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- February 2020 – Featured in “BOOM TIME: Why Southern Indiana’s River Ridge Commerce Center is poised for explosive growth”, Louisville Business First
- January 2020 – Featured in “Health care bills unlikely to remedy cost crisis”, Indianapolis Business Journal
2019
- November 2019 – Featured in the article, “An Eye for Economic Development“, BizVoice Magazine
- November 2019 – Interviewed in the podcast, “Incentives That Matter”, Site Selectors Guild
- October 2019 – Featured in “City still has grand vision for GM site, despite unraveling of $1.4B Ambrose project“, Indianapolis Business Journal
- September 2019 – Featured in “Ambrose is mum, but experts say it likely ran into financing problems for $1.4B Waterside“, Indianapolis Business Journal
- September 2019 – “How A Deal Gets Done“, Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Magazine
- August 2019 – “Inclusive Incentives Aim to Create Economic Opportunity for All“, Inside Indiana Business
- May 2019 – Featured in “2019 Best & Worst States For Business: An Overview”, Chief Executive Magazine
- May 2019 – Featured in “Fix the Damn Roads’: States Step It Up on Infrastructure”, Chief Executive Magazine
- May 2019 – Featured in “Tech In The Heartland: Midwestern States Creating New Ecosystems”, Chief Executive Magazine
- May 2019 – Featured in “State bets tax breaks will lead to influx of data centers”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- April 2019 – Interviewed in the podcast, “Notebook from The Guild: Four Takeaways from Four Consultants”, Development Counsellors International (DCI)
- April 2019 – “Regional Investment Proposal Could be a Game Changer for Quality of Place Initiatives in Indiana”, Inside Indiana Business
- April 2019 – Interviewed in the podcast, “Talent is the New Currency of Economic Development”, Development Counsellors International (DCI)
- April 2019 – “Consider the Options in Medical Manufacturing Site Selection”, Trade & Industry Development
- April 2019 – “It’s Time For The U.S. to Adopt a Presidential Regional Primary and Caucus System”, Inside Indiana Business
- March 2019 – Featured in “Give Michigan college grads an incentive to stay”, The Herald-Palladium
- February 2019 – Featured in “In the race for new business, Greenwood invests in itself”, IndyStar
2018
- December 2018 – “How Does Indiana Stack Up in the 2018 Top State Business Climate Rankings?”, Inside Indiana Business
- November 2018 – Featured in “Amazon’s March visit to Indy no longer a secret”, WTHR
- November 2018 – Featured in “What It Means When Amazon Looks Past ‘Flyover Country’ ”, Chief Executive Magazine
- November 2018 – “Larry Gigerich: Cities, states should revisit economic-incentive policies“, Indianapolis Business Journal
- September 2018 – “2019 Economic Development Wishes for Indiana”, Inside Indiana Business
- July 2018 – “What is the Site Selectors Guild and Why Should You Care?”, Inside Indiana Business
- June 2018 – “2018 Best and Worst States for Business Polls Sends Clear Signals”, Inside Indiana Business
- May 2018 – Featured in “Best and Worst States for Business in 2018”, Chief Executive Magazine
- May 2018 – “The Importance of Innovation Districts“
- April 2018 – “The Importance of Regional Economic Development to Indiana’s Growth”, Inside Indiana Business
- January 2018 – “Indiana Cracks Top Ten in Forbes Best States for Business”, Inside Indiana Business
- January 2018 – Featured in “Whoever takes credit, Apple’s move will boost US Economy”, Chief Executive Magazine
- January 2018 – Featured in “Indiana Rising”, Chief Executive Magazine
2017
- December 2018 – “Make changes to venture capital tax credit”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- December 2018 – “2018 Economic Development Wishes for Indiana”, Inside Indiana Business
- November 2018 – Featured in “East Side pummels West Side in Cincinnati incentive money“, Cincinnati.com
- November 2018 – “Amazon HQ2: How the Indianapolis Region Has Already Won”, Inside Indiana Business
- October 2017 – Interview “Amazon HQ2 and the Economic Strengths of Central Indiana“, Larry in Fishers
- October 2017 – “All About The Site Selectors Guild’s Advisory Forums”, The Site Selectors Guild
- September 2017 – “The Value of Hiring the right Professional Advisor”, Inside Indiana Business
- September 2017 – Featured in “Unified Regional Effort Targets Amazon HQ”, Inside Indiana Business
- August 2017 – Featured in “Transformation into ‘Wisconn Valley’ May Be Realistic Goal of Wisconsin’s Foxconn Win”, Forbes
- August 2017 – Featured in “The next Foxconn and Illinois: Here’s why Wisconsin will be the state growing more taxpayers”, Chicago Tribune
- August 2017 – Featured in “States Compete Fiercely to Serve as Autonomous Driving Testing Sites”, Trucks.com
- May 2017 – “How Do We Solve the Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment“
- April 2017 – Featured in “Industry Leaders: Demand for Distribution Space at All-Time High“, Inside Indiana Business
- April 2017 – “Site Selection Factors Impacting the Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry“, Trade and Industry Development
- April 2017 – “Selecting the Right Site Selection Partner“
- January 2017 – Featured in “Regional Report: Manufacturing Success Stories Continue in the South”, Area Development
- January 2017 – Featured in “Regional Report: Meeting Economic Challenges Head On in the Southwest”, Area Development
2016
- December 2016 – Featured in “Trump and Carrier Corp: The Deal That Saved 1,000 U.S. Jobs“, Development Counsellors International (DCI)
- December 2016 – Featured in “The Project: Inside Corporate Relocation Decisions”, Development Counsellors International (DCI)
- December 2016 – “The Importance of Innovation Districts”, Inside Indiana Business
- December 2016 – “CEO’s Perspective: Indiana’s Talent Development Conundrum”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- December 2016 – Appeared on Inside Indiana Business. Discussions included 2016 job growth and mass transit as part of the INsider’s Panel.
- November 2016 – Featured in “2016 Regional Report: The Midwest”, Chief Executive Magazine.
- June 2016 – Featured in “WWII Navy Plant Modernizes – Expands”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- June 2016 – Featured in “The Importance of Economic Development Incentives in Site Selection”, Inside Indiana Business
- May 2016 – “The Importance of Energy and ICT Infrastructure in Site Selection as Cloud Computing Broadens‘
- May 2016 – Appeared as a guest on Inside Indiana Business
- March 2016 – Featured “Fishers courts, wins technology businesses”, Indianapolis Business Journal
- March 2016 – “Rising Labor Costs and the Decline of Domestic Manufacturing“, Inside Indiana Business
- February 2016 – Appeared on Inside Indiana Business. Discussions included the implications of the Carrier and United Technologies closings and the considerations for large public transit projects in Northern Indiana.
- January 2016 – “The Importance of Energy and ICT Infrastructure in Site Selection as Cloud Computing Broadens”, Area Development Magazine, Q1
- January 2016 – “Water and Its Importance to The State of Indiana”, Inside Indiana Business
EVENTS
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2023
- Ongoing – Chairs the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2025+ Task Force meetings
- Ongoing – Participates in the Indy Chamber Regional Strategy Council meetings
- April 2023 – Moderated a panel on economic development at the Trade Association Professionals’ What’s on TAP event
- March 2023 – Speaker at the Indy Chamber’s Top Investor breakfast
- January 2023 – Was a panelist at the Urban Land Institute Indiana Real Estate Trends event
2022
- Ongoing – Chairs the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2025+ Task Force meetings
- Ongoing – Participates in the Indy Chamber Regional Strategy Council meetings
- August 2022 – Participated in the Michigan Economic Development Association’s Site Consultant Panel on “Creative Solutions for Building Michigan’s Competitiveness” in Detroit, MI
- August 2022 – Moderated a discussion on “Big Vision, Big Deals, Big Details!” at an Indiana Construction Roundtable educational event
- June 2022 – Was a guest on Inside Indiana Business segment “Momentum is growing for megaprojects”
- June 2022 – Participated in the Site Selectors Guild Partner Event in Atlanta, GA
- June 2022 – Participated in the Site Selectors Guild One Day One Sector Summit: Tech Sector in Arlington, VA
- Ongoing – Participates in the Site Selectors Guild Board meeting
- March 2022 – Served as moderator for the “Emerging Factors in Site Selection Decisions” session at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference
2021
- Ongoing – Chairs the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2025+ Task Force meetings
- Ongoing – Participates in the Indy Chamber Regional Strategy Council meetings
- November 2021 – Was a panelist at the “Reimaging the Food Business in Flyover Country” virtual event presented by the Flyover Coalition
- October 2021 – Was a panelist in the Site Selectors Guild’s Virtual Table Talk sessions
- September 2021 – Participated as a mentor in a live mentorship program for start-ups put on by The Heritage Group Hardtech Accelerator, Powered by Techstars
- June 2021 – Was a panelist for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Indiana Vision 2025: Central Indiana forum
- June 2021 – Presented at the Site Selectors Guild’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida
- March 2021 – Was a judge for Techpoint’s 2021 Mira Awards
- March 2021 – Was a guest discussing the recent Site Selectors Guild survey on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick
- March 2021 – Was a panelist in the Virtual Table Talk event presented by the Site Selectors Guild
- February 2021 – Was a panelist on the “The Pandemic & Talent: Workforce Changes In 2021” webinar presented by the Site Selectors Guild
- January 2021 – Participated in the Indy Chamber’s special session on “Envisioning 2021 Priorities”
- January 2021 – Was a panelist on the “Government Incentives & Site Selection: How to Maximize Your Efforts!” webinar put on by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association
2020
- December 2020 – Participated in a fireside chat on “Opportunities for Unvalley HQ’s” during the Unvalley Conference presented virtually by Powderkeg
- November 2020 – Panelist at the Southern Economic Development Council’s “Meet the Consultants: Coast to Coast” virtual event
- October 2020 – Presented at the Georgia Allies virtual event
- October 2020 – Panelist at the Site Selectors Guild’s Virtual Table Talk event
- October 2020 – Panelist at the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s Community Building Consortium virtual event
- October 2020 – Presented “The Amazon Effect and the Rapid Growth of Distribution Projects” in the Site Selectors Guild webinar series.
- September 2020 – Was a guest discussing the recent Site Selectors Guild survey on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.
- September 2020 – Panelist in the LEX Indy Virtual Event, a leadership development event hosted by the Indy Chamber.
- September 2020 – Panelist for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Virtual Site Selection Conference.
- July 2020 – Panelist for the “Unvalley Indianapolis” 2020 Tech Trends and Opportunity” Powderkeg virtual event.
- June 2020 – Presented “Policies, Programs and Incentives” as part of a Site Selectors Guild webinar, “Doing Deals in the Post-COVID-19 Environment” for Economic Development Organizations (EDOs).
- May 2020 – Presented “Surviving to Thriving: An Industry Outlook” to the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership. Watch the webinar here.
- May 2020 – Presented “The State of Site Selection During and Beyond COVID-19” to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Watch the webinar here.
- April 2020 – Chaired the Economic Development Policy Committee virtual meeting for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
- March 2020 – Participated as a panelist for the “State of Site Selection” discussion and the “Should Incentives Be Eliminated?” debate at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.
- February 2020 – Served as a judge for the Techpoint Mira Awards in Indianapolis, IN.
- February 2020 – Participated in the Regional Strategy Council meeting for the Indy Chamber on Indianapolis, IN.
- February 2020 – Chaired the Economic Development Policy Committee meeting for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in Indianapolis, IN.
2019
- November 2019 – Recognized as an Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2019 Samuel C. Schlosser Volunteer of the Year in Indianapolis, IN.
- November 2019 – Presented at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Fall Board of Director’s Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
- October 2019 – Participated in the Indy Partnership’s Regional Strategy Council in Indianapolis, IN.
- October 2019 – Participated in the City of Fishers Arts & Culture Master Plan Committee in Fishers, IN.
- September 2019 – Featured speaker for the Fellows of the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation in Fishers, IN.
- September 2019 – Featured in the session “Structuring a Winning RFP Response” at the Site Selectors Fall Forum in Dallas, TX.
- August 2019 – Presented a workshop on “Regional Strategies Aimed at Reversing Indiana’s Population Decline and Growing our Cities and Town” along with Mayor Scott Fadness and Distinguished Professor Michael Hicks from Ball State University at the 2019 Aim Ideas Summit in French Lick, IN.
- June 2019 – Chaired the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee Meeting
- May 2019 – Participated in Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Spring Board of Director’s Meeting in French Lick, IN.
- May 2019 – Chaired the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
- May 2019 – Presented at the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials in Indianapolis, IN.
- April 2019 – Featured in the regional update video on the Amazon HQ2 process as part of the Indy Chamber State of the Region event, Indianapolis, IN.
- April 2019 – Served as a judge for TechPoint’s 2019 MIRA Awards, Indianapolis, IN.
- March 2019 – Presented at the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials in Indianapolis, IN.
- March 2019 – Moderated the panel “Workforce Development and Training Trends” at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
- March 2019 – Interviewed by Brookings Institute regarding talent and incentive policies.
- February 2019 – Testified in front of the Indiana House Ways and Means committee in support of Bill 1405: Taxation of Data Centers, Indianapolis, IN.
- February 2019 – Testified in front of the Indiana Senate Public Policy committee on Bill 12: Bias motivated crimes, Indianapolis, IN.
- February 2019 – Participated in the Launch Fishers Pitch Event
- February 2019 – Presented at the Indy Partnership’s Regional Strategy Council, Indianapolis, IN.
- January 2019 – Presented at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Vision 2025 Task Force, Indianapolis, IN.
2018
- December 2018 – Presented at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Advisory Council meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- December 2018 – Hosted Governor Holcomb and seven clients at the Colts vs. Cowboys game, Indianapolis, IN.
- November 2018 – Participated in Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Fall Board of Director’s meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- October 2018 – Presented to the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials, Indianapolis, IN.
- October 2018 – Presented at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Advisory Council meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- September 2018 – Presenter and Event Chair at the Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum Conference, Greenville, SC.
- September 2018 – Presented to the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials, Indianapolis, IN.
- August 2018 – Served as chair of the Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum Conference Committee, traveled to Richmond VA, New Orleans LA and Dallas, TX to meet with host committee members.
- July 2018 – Participated in a site selection roundtable discussion at Columbus 2020, Columbus, Ohio.
- June 2018 – Speaker at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Spring Board of Director’s meeting, French Lick, IN.
- May 2018 – Presented “Tax Credits to TIF – Incentivizing Senior Living” at the Leading Age Spring Conference and Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN.
- May 2018 – Presented “Regional Economic Metrics”, Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials, Indianapolis, IN.
- May 2018 – Chaired the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee meeting, Indianapolis, IN
- April 2018 – Chaired the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- March 2018 – Participated on a panel at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
2017
- December 2017 – Presented “Expanding Venture and Investment Capital” at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Policy Summit, Indianapolis, IN.
- November 2017 – Presented on the Amazon HQ2 Indianapolis proposal to TechPoint’s Board of Directors, Indianapolis, IN.
- October 2017 – Served on a panel with Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, ClearObject CEO, John McDonald, Eli Lilly Global Head of Tax, David Lewis, and The Hagerman Group Chairman, Jeff Hagerman discussing tax reform, held at the ClearObject headquarters, Fishers, IN.
- September 2017 – Panelist, along with Deputy Mayor Angela Smith-Jones regarding workforce issues in Indiana, Indianapolis, IN.
- September 2017 – Participated in a groundbreaking ceremony with Charles Schwab, Ross Perot Jr., Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Westlake Mayor Laura Wheat for Charles Schwab’s new 75-acre campus, Westlake, TX.
- July/August 2017 – Participated in Site Selectors Guild Advisory Forum, Denver, Colorado.
- June 2017 – Chaired the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- June 2017 – Served as the leader of the Central Indiana presentation of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Vision 2025 Annual Report Card, Indianapolis, IN.
- May 2017 – Presented at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Forum on economic development opportunities along Interstate 69 in central and southern Indiana, Indianapolis, IN.
- May 2017 – Presented “Importance of Transportation Infrastructure in Economic Development” to the Wisconsin Transportation Development Association, Madison, WI.
- March 2017 – Presented to the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials, Indianapolis, IN.
- March 2017 – Moderated a corporate panel and participated in the panel discussion “Economic Development Incentives” at the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ.
- March 2017 – Presented at Radius Indiana’s Economic Development for Community Leadership program, French Lick, IN.
- February 2017 – Participated in Regional Cities Day Press Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
- January 2017 – Presented “Trends in Economic Development” at the IndyCREW meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
2016
- December 2016 – Presented at the IndyCREW meeting on Trends in Economic Development, Indianapolis, IN.
- September 2016 – Site Selector Guild’s Advisory Forum, Northern Louisiana.
- September 2016 – Presented at the REDI event, Cincinnati, OH.
- August 2016 – Meetings and presentation to regional and state level economic development officials, Oakland and Portland, ME.
- August 2016 – Attend Advisory Forum event on behalf of the Site Selectors Guild, Des Moines, IA.
- March 2016 – Moderated a Large Employer Corporate Panel for the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials, Indianapolis, IN.
- March 2016 – Representative of the Site Selectors Guild at an Advisory Forum, Huntsville, AL.
INTERESTS
- Search Committee Member for new CEO of Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member, Indiana State Certified Development Corporation
- Board Member, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Indiana
- Panel Member, McKinsey & Company Global Survey Panel of Corporate Executives
- Funding of scholarships for low income children
- Frank Sinatra Fan
