Doug Hooker and the Atlanta Regional Commission

Doug Hooker and the Atlanta Regional Commission
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.”