The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state’s sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, align workforce education and training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a destination for arts and location for film, music and digital entertainment projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development.

Government

Georgia Department of Economic Development

Pat Wilson

Lizann Grupalo

Coryn Marsik

Michelle Shaw

Ginger Croley Blackstone

Susan Contreras

E Jane Caraway

Rachelle Goldstein

Bob Kosek

Costas Simoglou

Tina Lilly

Mary Waters

Joshua Stephens

Karen Hampton

David Nuckolls

Lee Thomas

Management

Project Management

Advisory Team

Communications Team

Marketing

Research and Analysis Team

Leadership Team

Teams at Georgia Department of Economic Development