Columbus 2020 Economic Development Board of Directors

Columbus 2020 Leadership and Staff

Columbus 2020 Economic Development Board of Directors

Columbus 2020 is a regional public-private partnership leveraging central Ohio's research and academic institutions and diverse industries to position the Columbus Region to become the fastest growing economy in the country and one of the nation's leaders in economic development. Our initiative is driven by a 12-member board of directors composed of the private- and public-sector leaders.


Chairman Alex Fischer President and CEO The Columbus Partnership		Treasurer Jack Partridge President Columbia Gas of Ohio

Secretary Eric Phillips Executive Director Union County Economic Development Partnership Chief Executive Officer Union County Chamber of Commerce		President Kenny McDonald Chief Economic Officer* Columbus 2020

Additional Columbus Region Board Members include:


Laing Akers Senior Attorney* Squire Sanders	Marilyn Brown County Commissioner Franklin County Board of Commissioners	Michael Coleman Mayor City of Columbus

John C. Fisher Executive Vice President Ohio Farm Bureau	Michael Keller Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Nationwide	Michael W. Louge Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer OhioHealth

Gregory R. Overmyer Chief Executive Officer Overmyer Hall Associates	Mark Patton General Manager JobsOhio	Ellen Power Center Director and Heath Site Executive Strategic Missile & Defense Systems Boeing
Dr. Mark Smith President Ohio Christian University	David Williams, Ph. D., Sc. D. Dean and Presidential Professor College of Engineering The Ohio State University	Pablo A. Vegas President and Chief Operating Officer AEP Ohio, American Electric Power
		*denotes Ex-Officio