On July 1, Invest Vancouver welcomed Jacquie Griffiths as the new president of the region’s economic development leadership service.
David Flaks, Invest Vancouver’s first president, will remain engaged with Invest Vancouver both as a member of the Invest Vancouver Management Board and as a source of advice and counsel to the Invest Vancouver team.
Over the last 18 months, Griffiths and Flaks have driven the service’s mission, design, development, and growth — staffing a fast-growing team of all-stars and establishing a vision and structure to propel the Metro Vancouver regional economy and attract strategic investment. Bringing over 20 years of professional service, Griffiths is uniquely experienced and positioned to assume the leadership for Invest Vancouver as it develops and actualizes the region’s first-ever, five-year strategic plan for economic development.
One of the region’s most significant economic development challenges is related to its ability to attract, retain, and expand its skilled workforce and under Griffiths, Invest Vancouver is well positioned to address this challenge.
