United States
Biography
Benjamin H. Pingree, MPA, CEcD, Director of PLACE (Planning, Land Management and Community Enhancement) for Tallahassee & Leon County, Florida (February 2016 to Present)
Key Duties & Accomplishments: Management and of multiple high profile, high output consolidated programs (totaling $1.1B over 20 years; 50 staff) under the policy direction of the city and county commissions:
• Created and manage the first public economic development organization for Florida’s Capital (www.oevforbusiness.org);
• Led development/implementation of the first multi-decade Economic Development Strategic Plan, and Bond Planning;
• Manage high profile, functionally consolidated, programs and services including a $1.1B book of major infrastructure projects, multimodal transportation planning, economic development and placemaking programs (www.blueprintia.org);
• Ambassador to the America’s Competitiveness Exchange program (www.riacevents.org/ace/).
– Recently secured the largest economic development project in the history of Florida’s Capital City: one with an economic impact of $425M+ and 3,600 total jobs created
Prior roles include service as County Administrator, Non-profit President & CEO, and senior leadership in related economic development fields. MPA from Florida State University, BA from Boston University, Economic Development Certificate from the University of Oklahoma, I have the following skillset (resume available upon request):
- EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP – third decade of proven, consistent and scalable success.
- CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPER - Top IEDC Credentials; One of only 2,000 CEcD’s, globally.
- CONSENSUS BUILDER - bridging external collaborators to achieve high impact/high profile objectives,
- INFRASTRUCTURE – experience leveraging state & federal funding, bonding and building large multimodal transportation facilities, improving connectivity, and growing economic and community vitality.
- IMPACT – proven management, spanning decades and numerous leadership roles, for cumulative multi-billion dollar incentives, projects, and major transportation facilities generating < $billions of economic impact.