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Name: Craig J. Richard
Organization: Greater Houston Partnership
Position: Chief Economic Development Officer
Introduction:
Mr. Richard joined the Partnership in March 2008 and leads the Greater Houston Partnership's economic development initiatives including business recruitment; business retention and expansion; international trade and foreign direct investment; research; and Opportunity HoustonSM . Opportunity HoustonSM is the direct result of the Partnership's visionary, 10-year strategic plan, which aims to create or retain 600,000 jobs; attract $60 billion in new capital investment and $120billion in foreign trade growth for the Houston region.
During his economic development career, Craig has assisted more than 106 projects representing over 45,000 jobs and $4.2billion in capital investment.
 A native of the Houston area, Craig received his Master of Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in economic development from Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned his Bachelor of General Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute.
姓名：Craig J. Richard
单位：大休斯顿合作委员会
职务：经济发展主任
简介：

理查德先生于2008年3月加入大休斯顿合作委员会，领导该委员会的经济发展计划包括商业招募，商业保持和扩展，国际贸易和境外直接投资，调研和Opportunity HoustonSM 项目。这个项目是根据委员会富有远见的10年战略计划制定，旨在休斯顿地区创造和保持60万个就业岗位，吸引600亿美元的资本投资和对外贸易1200亿美元的增长。

理查德先生工作期间，他协助了超过106个项目，吸收了42亿美元的资本投资，创造了4.5万个就业机会。

出生于休斯顿地区，理查德先生先后毕业于休斯顿大学城中校区，获通识学士学位；经济发展研究所；维吉尼亚州立联邦大学，获城市及区域规划硕士学位，主修经济发展方向。