Priorities
The CEO Council advocates through its members and engaged stakeholders to enhance economic growth and prosperity in the region. We prioritize the revitalization and enhancement of our region’s talent, mobility, and innovation.
Priorities
The CEO Council advocates through its members and engaged stakeholders to enhance economic growth and prosperity in the region. We prioritize the revitalization and enhancement of our region’s talent, mobility, and innovation.
Top 10 for Venture Capital Funding
The Greater Philadelphia metro area ranks in the top 10 most active regions in the US for venture funding in 2019, with VC funding in health care more than doubling over the past 4 years.
*Data through Q3-2019
INNOVATION
Our innovation agenda seeks to leverage our region’s strengths to build a vibrant economy that supports research and development, commercialization, and entrepreneurship which will position Greater Philadelphia for accelerated company and job growth. The CEO Council actively advocates for a competitive business environment. Reforms to the tax and regulatory codes must improve – not hinder – our global competitiveness. Simplicity and certainty will enable the region’s employers to make sound long-term business decisions.
Cell & Gene Therapy and Connected Health Initiative
This initiative is leveraging Greater Philadelphia’s specialized assets to accelerate growth and promote the region as the global hub of research, talent, capital, and companies in cell & gene therapy, gene editing and connected health.
INNOVATION
Our innovation agenda seeks to leverage our region’s strengths to build a vibrant economy that supports research and development, commercialization, and entrepreneurship which will position Greater Philadelphia for accelerated company and job growth. The CEO Council actively advocates for a competitive business environment. Reforms to the tax and regulatory codes must improve – not hinder – our global competitiveness. Simplicity and certainty will enable the region’s employers to make sound long-term business decisions.
Cell & Gene Therapy and Connected Health Initiative
Top 10 for Venture Capital Funding
The Greater Philadelphia metro area ranks in the top 10 most active regions in the US for venture funding in 2019, with VC funding in health care more than doubling over the past 4 years.
*Data through Q3-2019
REGIONAL MOBILITY
Our mobility agenda seeks to improve our region’s physical connectivity through the advancement of infrastructure improvements and reforms that will ensure a modern, multimodal transportation system. To accommodate and accelerate the region’s outstanding development, the CEO Council advocates for critical infrastructure investments that expand use of our multimodal nodes, highways, bridges, transit, ports, inter-city passenger rail, and international airport. The infrastructure assets that connect us to the rest of the region, nation, and world must serve as world-class gateways and function as a competitive advantage for our region.
REGIONAL MOBILITY
Our mobility agenda seeks to improve our region’s physical connectivity by advocating for infrastructure improvements and reforms that will ensure a modern, multimodal transportation system. Critical infrastructure investments that expand use of our multimodal nodes, highways, bridges, transit, ports, inter-city passenger rail, and international airport are necessary to accommodate and accelerate the region’s outstanding development. The assets in our region that connect us to the rest of the nation and world must serve as world-class gateways and function as a competitive advantage for our region.
Above National Average in Degree Holders
Greater Philadelphia has a higher number of degree holders than the U.S. national averages, ranking in the top 10 of metro areas with the highest percentage of associate’s degree or higher, making for a large pool of talent.
TALENT
The core principles of our talent agenda focus on enhancing the region’s pipeline of innovative talent to improve Greater Philadelphia’s competitive position. By understanding the current and future needs of our employers, we are developing strategies and collective solutions to attract, develop and retain purpose driven problem solvers.
Created to explore cooperative opportunities among the region’s many degree-granting institutions, the President’s Alliance is comprised of higher education leaders who commit their time and efforts to enhancing the talent in Greater Philadelphia.
The CEO Council is working to enhance Greater Philadelphia’s pipeline of mid-level technology talent through efforts to attract and retain these professionals to established and emerging employment opportunities in the region.
TALENT
The core principles of our talent agenda focus on enhancing the region’s pipeline of innovative talent to improve Greater Philadelphia’s competitive position. By understanding the current and future needs of our employers, we are developing strategies and collective solutions to attract, develop and retain purpose driven problem solvers.
Created to explore cooperative opportunities among the region’s many degree-granting institutions, the President’s Alliance is comprised of higher education leaders who commit their time and efforts to enhancing the talent in Greater Philadelphia.
The CEO Council is working to enhance Greater Philadelphia’s pipeline of mid-level technology talent through efforts to attract and retain these professionals to established and emerging employment opportunities in the region.
Above National Average in Degree Holders
Greater Philadelphia has a higher number of degree holders than the U.S. national averages, ranking in the top 10 of metro areas with the highest percentage of associate’s degree or higher, making for a large pool of talent.