Senior Vice President of Project and Partner Development
Gregg Simon is the Senior Vice President of Project and Partner Development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC). He develops relationships with economic development partners across the 29-county metro Atlanta region and encourages private sector investment in new or expanded operations, resulting in job creation.
Gregg joined MAC in 2011 and has served in various economic development roles. He brings more than 30 years of economic development experience to MAC. Before joining MAC, he was the Manager of Business Engagement for Invest Atlanta, where he helped existing businesses and attracted new ones to the city of Atlanta. Before coming to Atlanta, he was the Director of Business Services for MassEcon, a private non-profit economic development organization dedicated to business growth in Massachusetts. He also worked for Empire State Development, New York State’s economic development agency, focusing on business retention and expansion in the Buffalo regional office.
Gregg’s work in Georgia, Massachusetts, and New York have included the administration of tax and financial incentive programs, business retention and attraction marketing initiatives, economic development policy creation and implementation, and special event planning. He has worked with businesses such as BlackRock, Microsoft, Target, General Motors, 3M, and many others to support business expansions resulting in job retention and creation.
He graduated from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, and lives in Atlanta with his wife and three children.
