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:
- Higher Education
- Small and Mid-sized companies
- Hospitality/Tourism/Arts and Culture
- Health Care Delivery
- Financial Services
- Tech, Media, Telecom
- Life Sciences
- Talent/Workforce
Philadelphia Regional Recharge and Recovery Taskforce Leadership
- Madeline Bell, CHOP
- John Christmas, City Council, City of Philadelphia
- David L. Cohen, Comcast
- Dennis Davin, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Greg Davis, Vanguard
- Carolina DiGiorgio, Congreso
- Anne Ewers, Kimmel Center
- Michael Forman, FS Investments
- John Fry, Drexel University
- Sylvie Gallier Howard, City of Philadelphia
- Chris Gheysens, Wawa, Inc.
- Jeff Guaracino, Visit Philadelphia
- Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania
- Bill Hankowsky
- Patrick T. Harker, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Daniel J. Hilferty, Independence Health Group
- Osagie Imasogie, PIPV Capital
- Sue Jacobson, Jacobson Strategic Communications
- Dan Kerr, Burns Mechanical
- Josh Kopelman, First Round Capital
- Jack Lynch, Main Line Health
- Jenn Maher, 1776
- Jeff Marrazzo, Spark Therapeutics
- Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Urban Affairs Coalition
- Ashley McEvoy, Johnson & Johnson
- Anne Nevins, PIDC
- Phil Okala, Penn Medicine
- Bret Perkins, Comcast
- Wendell E. Pritchett, University of Pennsylvania
- Lou Rodriguez, Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
- Jay H. Shah, Hersha Hospitality Group
- Judee von Seldeneck, Diversified Search
- Jami Wintz McKeon, Morgan Lewis
- Aaron A. Walton, Cheyney University
- Rob Wonderling, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
- Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group
Click HERE to read more. Click HERE to read the Philadelphia Business Journal’s article.