Coalition

The Prosperity Partnership is led by government, business, labor and community leaders from King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties and supported by over 150 diverse organizations throughout the region.
Prosperity Partnership Co-Chairs | Economic Development District | Cluster Co-Chairs | Puget Sound Regional Council

Prosperity Partnership Co-Chairs

		Mark Emmert President University of Washington				John Ladenburg Pierce County Executive
		Tomio Moriguchi Chairman and Chief Executive Uwajimaya				Alan Mulally President Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
		Brad Smith Senior Vice-President Microsoft Corporation				Rita Ryder President YWCA , Strategic Initiatives
		Rick Bender President Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO				Charles H. Mitchell Chancellor Seattle Community Colleges

Economic Development District Board

The regional Economic Development District (EDD) is the federally designated economic development district for the central Puget Sound Region covering King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The EDD is responsible for regional economic development planning and collaborates with various private and public sector agencies to accomplish this goal. The EDD brings together the private and public sectors in a partnership necessary to provide a coordinated strategy and an ongoing economic development program for the region.

National Economic Experts Advising Team

Top-notch economic development advisors – The Economic Competitiveness Group, Inc. (ECG) and Global Insight, Inc. – are on board to assist with the regional economic strategy.

The team brings national and international experience and demonstrated results. They understand what it takes for regions to successfully compete and how to bring all the pieces together into unified agenda. They have worked all over the globe, including for recent clients Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and the World Bank.

Cluster Co-Chairs

Puget Sound Regional Council

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies. It coordinates the annual distribution of about $150 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transportation Administration grants. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.