The Atlanta Regional Commission is charged with peering into the future and working with 1,000s of partners across the community to plan for a better, brighter tomorrow. What a challenge… crafting 25-year plans for a region that has added literally millions of new residents with no end to the growth in sight!

Doug Hooker, the Executive Director of ARC, jokes that he has gotten a PhD in Herding Cats! It’s actually a pretty close description of what does… Join us to learn more about why and how Metro Atlanta is and will continue to be a great place to live. Doug and I discussed?

• The sheer magnitude of the area’s growth – from less than 2 million in 1986 to 6 million today to 9 million by 2050
• Why 70-75% of the area’s college graduates opt to stay right here in the ATL
• How and why Atlanta has been recognized as a top place to do business 7  years in a row
• Doug’s perspective on the role of nonprofits and why he personally is dedicated to community service
• “…training as an engineer, but the soul of a musician.”

Thank you, Doug Hooker, for your service to our community!