Chad Eggen

Chad Eggen currently serves as an Economic Development Representative for the U.S. Economic Development Administration since August 2022. Chad holds a position on the Customer Experience Advisory Board at Missouri State University since May 2020. Previously, Chad was the Vice President of the Missouri Association of Councils of Government from August 2021 to August 2022 and a Board Member for the National Association of Development Organizations from May 2016 to August 2022. Chad also served as the Executive Director of the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission from April 2015 to August 2022 and was involved with the Rural Planning Organizations of America from 2017 to 2019 as a Board Member. Earlier career roles include City Administrator for the City of New Madrid from 2012 to 2015 and Regional Planner/Grant Writer for the Mid-MO Regional Planning Commission from 2010 to 2012. Chad has educational credentials comprising a Master of Public Administration from Western Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from Lincoln University of Missouri.