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Dr. Gerald L. Gordon
Dr. Gerald L. Gordon is the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Authority
in Fairfax County, Virginia, one of the largest office space
markets in the United States. He has been with the FCEDA since
late 1983. In that time, office space in the county grew from
32 million square feet to more than 105 million square feet and
jobs in the county grew from 243,000 to approximately 600,000.
As a result, the real estate tax rate has decreased from $1.47
to 89 cents.
Dr. Gordon has also worked for Arlington County, Virginia and
the United States Department of Labor. In his present role, Dr.
Gordon was instrumental in creating the Emerging Business Forum
and bringing the 1998 World Congress on Information Technology
to Fairfax County. In 2005, the FCEDA was named by Site Selection
Magazine as one of the Top Ten Economic Development organizations
in North America. In 2007, Time magazine called Fairfax
County “one of the great economic success stories of our
time.”
Dr. Gordon has taught at the University of Maryland, George
Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. He has
consulted with numerous city and state governments throughout
the United States and around the world, as well as the governments
of the Republic of Poland, the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico,
and the Federated States of Micronesia. He has also served as
a consultant to various government agencies, the United States
Navy, businesses, non-profit organizations, associations, colleges
and universities, and the United Nations. He holds several positions
on Boards, and serves as Chairman of several organizations.
Dr. Gordon holds a Bachelor’s Degree from The Citadel,
a Master’s Degree from George Washington University, and
a Doctorate in International Economics from the Catholic University
of America. He is the author of nine books and numerous articles
on strategic planning, economic development, leadership styles,
and other management topics. Dr. Gordon is the 2003 recipient
of the prestigious Israel Freedom Award of the Israel Bonds organization.
In 2006, Dr. Gordon became the first American to address the
All-Parliamentary Exports Group in the British House of Commons.
In 2007, Dr. Gordon was accepted for inclusion on the roster
of Fulbright Senior Scholars. In 2007, Dr. Gordon was named a
Fellow of the International Economic Development Council.
July 2007
Dr. Gordon is well known speaker on a number of economic development issues. Read his Expert Profile.
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