Philadelphia, PA, June  15, 2020 – The Greater Philadelphia business and civic community, in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the four other southeastern Pennsylvania counties announced today that they are spearheading an effort to recharge the regional economy as the area begins to recuperate from the impact of COVID-19 and address the need for greater economic empowerment and equity for all citizens.

The initiative will focus on the following verticals:

1. Higher Education
2. Small and Mid-sized companies
3. Hospitality/Tourism/Arts and Culture
4. Health Care Delivery 
5. Financial Services
6. Tech, Media, Telecom
7. Life Sciences
8. Talent/Workforce

Philadelphia Regional Recharge and Recovery Taskforce Leadership

1. Madeline Bell, CHOP
2. John Christmas, City Council, City of Philadelphia
3. David L. Cohen, Comcast
4. Dennis Davin, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5. Greg Davis, Vanguard
6. Carolina DiGiorgio, Congreso
7. Anne Ewers, Kimmel Center
8. Michael Forman, FS Investments
9. John Fry, Drexel University   
10. Sylvie Gallier Howard, City of Philadelphia
11. Chris Gheysens, Wawa, Inc.
12. Jeff Guaracino, Visit Philadelphia
13. Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania
14. Bill Hankowsky
15. Patrick T. Harker, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
16. Daniel J. Hilferty, Independence Health Group
17. Osagie Imasogie, PIPV Capital
18. Sue Jacobson, Jacobson Strategic Communications
19. Dan Kerr, Burns Mechanical
20. Josh Kopelman, First Round Capital
21. Jack Lynch, Main Line Health
22. Jenn Maher, 1776
23. Jeff Marrazzo, Spark Therapeutics
24. Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Urban Affairs Coalition
25. Ashley McEvoy, Johnson & Johnson
26. Anne Nevins, PIDC
27. Phil Okala, Penn Medicine
28. Bret Perkins, Comcast
29. Wendell E. Pritchett, University of Pennsylvania
30. Lou Rodriguez, Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
31. Jay H. Shah, Hersha Hospitality Group
32. Judee von Seldeneck, Diversified Search
33. Jami Wintz McKeon, Morgan Lewis
34. Aaron A. Walton, Cheyney University
35. Rob Wonderling, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
36. Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group

Click HERE to read more. Click HERE to read the Philadelphia Business Journal’s article.