Barry broome gpec biography

Barry Broome serves as the first President & CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
Broome was the President and CEO of Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) where he delivered over 50,000 jobs and 250 company locates into the Phoenix Region.
Prior to GPEC, Broome was shaping Kalamazoo, Michigan's economy through a university, life science and venture capital strategy.

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Barry Broome

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Valley of The Sun YMCA provides programs and services that enhance the quality of life of individuals and families. It offers health and fitness, sports and aquatic programs, child care, summer camp, and enrichment programs for adults. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

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Greater Phoenix Economic Council

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The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is a data-driven regional economic development organization that works with 22 member communities and over 190 private investors to attract and grow quality businesses in the Greater Phoenix area. The non-profit company is based in Phoenix, AZ, and the CEO of the company is Chris Camacho. The company's mission is to advocate for the competitiveness of the region and serve as a strategic partner to companies across the world as they expand or relocate to

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Barry Broome is a proven leader with 20-plus years of experience in community-building and economic development, new company creation, formation of public-private partnerships and public policy design.

Broome is the founder and President of California’s only CEO-led economic development group. The board is balanced with 45 CEOs and 20 public leaders representing 2.4 million people in the Sacramento region. He launched the organization in the state capital of California in 2015 as a startup and raised $40 million in private funding through investment for a more resilient and equitable economy. Since then, Broome has attracted 75 businesses to the region in a very challenging policy environment.

Before his current role, Broome was at the helm of one of the longest-standing regional public-private partnerships for economic development. His tenure as the President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council led to the attraction of more than 165 companies creating approximately 30,000 jobs and more than $5.5 billion in capital investment to Greater Phoenix.

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Northern California Leads in Innovation and Foreign Direct Investment

Global Chamber® San Francisco and Sacramento chapters held a Northern California 'cross metro meetup' on April 27th featuring Barry Broome as a key note speaker, with Q&A and more meetup features including a roundtable discussion.

Barry is President and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.

For the cross-metro meetup Barry shared information about the global competitiveness of Northern California in both macro and micro, specific views. It turns out that Northern California remains an extraordinary, dynamic region.

Don't miss Barry Broome's presentation and conversation HERE. Amazing!

California is still the #1 place for foreign direct investment, and there is a respect for immigrants that reflects their importance to the growth of the region. There is population outflow, but there's also population inflow, and that tends to be more skilled business leaders.

Greater Sacramento has some interesting highlights.

Some of the key business market segment