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Ioanna Morfessis (pronounced: \io(an)-na\) is an American business woman and an internationally recognized economic development strategist and practitioner. She has been an innovator in economic development programs and strategies since her first post in the profession, founding four economic development organizations and establishing programs and tools that became models for communities across the U.S. Morfessis is a trailblazer as a woman executive in economic development, having served as the first woman to lead economic development organizations in the markets that she served. Morfessis helped to launch America's first “one-stop” business assistance center for minority enterprises, based in Washington DC; spearheaded the nation’s first R&D park dedicated to biotechnology firms and institutions, located in Montgomery County, MD; and catalyzed the City of Phoenix's first public-private economic development partnership, the Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation. As the founding President/CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, she helped establish a new model for regional collaboration that has been emulated in other major regions in the U.S. In September 2011, Dr. Morfessis was named the recipient of the International Economic Development Council Lifetime Achievement for Excellence in Economic Development Award〔''The Business Journal'', "Morfessis Wins Economic Development Award from IEDC", September 27, 2011〕 for an esteemed career of empowering communities and companies to prosper. A sought-after economic and business development "guru"〔''The Business Journal'', "Phoenix Rising, Copper Square Bustling with Scads of New Projects", April 27, 2007, page 8〕 and authority on economic and community development trends, Morfessis' work has attracted billions of dollars in job creation and private capital investment in the markets she has served. ==Early life and education== A first generation American of Greek heritage,〔''Arizona Living Magazine'', "Powerful Women Reign in Arizona", by Whitney Drake, April 1986〕 Morfessis was born in Washington, D.C.〔"Outstanding Young Women of America® 1981", page 751〕 Morfessis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from American University,〔''Maryland Life Magazine'', "People of Tomorrow", April–May 1984, page 13〕 a Master’s of Public Administration from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Arizona State University.〔''Today's Arizona Woman'', "Economic Planner Is A Visionary", June 1996, pages 32-33〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ioanna Morfessis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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