Tampa 2035: Shaping the next economy; Where do you fit in?

Craig Richard

President and CEO

Tampa Bay Economic Development Council

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjrichard/

Craig J. Richard is President and CEO of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council (EDC), the designated lead economic development organization for companies seeking to expand or locate in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Craig is a certified economic developer (CEcD) with over two decades of economic development leadership experience in major markets such as Atlanta, Houston and Dallas. He is a collaborative leader with strengths in marketing, business development, entrepreneurial development, workforce development, global commerce and strategic planning. Over his career, he has announced over 432 successful projects representing more than 138,128 jobs and $10.9 billion in capital investment.

Craig earned his Master of Urban and Regional Planning, with a concentration in economic development, from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston.  He is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and completed executive education programs at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. 

Craig served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and was designated a fellow member (FM) and honorary lifetime member (HLM) by IEDC for his contributions to the economic development profession.  He currently serves as vice chair of Film Tampa Bay, and serves on the boards of the Tampa Bay Chamber, Visit Tampa Bay, Downtown Tampa

Partnership and the Straz Performing Arts Center.  He was recognized as one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect, Florida’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders by Florida Trend, Tampa Bay Business Journal Power 100, MacDill AFB Honorary Commander and is a member of Leadership Florida’s – Executive Class 11.

Married with two children, Craig enjoys golf, the outdoors and grilling.

Santiago Corrada

President And CEO

Visit Tampa Bay

https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-corrada-4a8758283/

Santiago Corrada is an accomplished, recognized leader with over twenty-five years of public service experience. He began his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Visit Tampa Bay in May of 2013 where he is responsible for providing oversight of all agency activities. The organization has been awarded numerous marketing awards over the past several years including four HSMAI Platinum Adrian Awards and four Henry Awards at Visit Florida’s Flagler Award Ceremony. Corrada received HSMAI’s Top 25 Award for Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality, Sales and Marketing and was recognized as Hillsborough County’s Hispanic Man of the Year in 2013.

His current Board Affiliations include The Florida Aquarium, Hillsborough County Hotel Motel Association, Outback Bowl, Arts Council of Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Human Trafficking, Hillsborough County Cultural Assets, Straz Center for the PerformingArts, Tampa Bay Hospitality Alliance Board, Tampa Bay Sports Commission, Tampa Bay-Montreal Council, Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commission, The Tampa Club, USF CAMLS Health Professions Conferencing Corporation, Tampa Theatre, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo.

Corrada graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

and Exceptional Student Education as well as a Master's in Education

Associate Dean

Associate Dean

University of South Florida