The Arizona Commerce Authority aims to boost Arizona’s economy by creating jobs for Arizonans, attract and bring in new business, as well as show corporations Arizona is a better operating environment and a better place to collaborate and grow.
The following ACA Board of Directors are leaders within their respective fields:
Metro Phoenix
Chair: Gov. Jan Brewer |
Co-Chair: Jerry Colangelo, Partner, JDM Partners |
President and CEO: Don Cardon |
Hon. Kirk Adams, Speaker, Arizona House of Representatives |
Richard Adkerson, CEO, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold |
Benito Almanza, State President, Bank of America Arizona |
Dr. Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board and CEO (Retired), Intel |
Michael Bidwill, President, Arizona Cardinals |
Donald Brandt, Chairman of the Board and CEO, APS |
Drew Brown, Chairman of the Board, DMB Associates |
Les Brun, Chairman and CEO, SARR Group |
Hon. Robert Burns, President, Arizona Senate |
Steve Cowman, CEO, Stirling Energy |
Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University |
Jerry Fuentes, President, AT&T Arizona/New Mexico |
Dr. William Harris, CEO and President, Science Foundation Arizona |
Linda Hunt, President, Catholic Healthcare West Arizona |
Mike Ingram, CEO and President, El Dorado Holdings |
Sherman Jennings, Chair, Governor’s Workforce Policy Council/ Human Resources Site Leader, The Boeing Company |
Anne Mariucci, Regent, Arizona Board of Regents |
Dr. Vicki Panhuise, Chair, Arizona’s Aerospace & Defense Commission/ Vice President, Honeywell Military Aircraft |
Mary Peters, President, Mary E. Peters Consulting Group |
Doug Pruitt, Chairman and CEO, Sundt Construction |
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Executive Chairman, Abraxis BioScience |
Mo Stein, Principal and Senior Vice President, HKS Architects |
Pat Sullivan, CEO, Flypaper Studio |
Roy Vallee, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Avnet |
Tucson
Gary Abrams, CEO and President, Abrams Airborne Manufacturing |
Peter Herder, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Herder Companies |
Dr. Robert Shelton, President, University of Arizona |
Judith Wood, Chair, Governor’s Council on Small Business/ President, Contact One Call Center |
Flagstaff
Dr. John Haeger, President, Northern Arizona University |
Michael Manson, Co-Founder and CEO, Motor Excellence |
Prescott
Dr. Jeanne Swarthout, President, Northland Pioneer College |
Yuma
Victor Smith, President and Owner, JV Farm |
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Complete biographies for each of these Arizona leaders
can be found at on Arizona Commerce Authority’s website.