Cleveland Talent Alliance
Goal Metrics

David Gilbert, President and CEO of
Destination Cleveland:

"Changing perceptions of Cleveland as a place to live and work will require consistent messaging through a variety of marketing and engagement efforts over an extended period. We’re leveraging the progress we’ve made with Cleveland’s reputation as a place to visit over the past 10 years as a springboard. What that progress also illustrates is that this is a long game – one that will take time and ultimately benefit the region for decades to come.” 

Baiju Shah, President and CEO of
Greater Cleveland Partnership:

“Cleveland is a tech hub, and we have to start talking about it. We have tech innovators, entrepreneurs, company leaders and dreamers that are in our midst, working for both tech firms and major corporations. Once tech talent understands the depth and breadth of our tech industry, we’re confident they will consider Cleveland as a top city for establishing and growing their career.” 

William Koehler, President and CEO of
Team NEO:

“We need to retain more of the 40,000 annual graduates of the region’s more than 25 colleges and universities. This is an incredible pipeline of talent that has already picked Cleveland once. What we’re learning though is that we need to improve the connectivity between students and the Cleveland community during their college experience. That connection building should start early in their collegiate career through engagement on and off campus and internship opportunities.”