Jason Hester
Chief Economic Development Officer @Indy Chamber
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Economic Development Officer @Indy Chamber
Indianapolis, IN, US
The Indianapolis, Indiana region is home to over 2 million people and is a U.S. leader in Life Sciences, I.T, Logistics, Agribusiness, Sports, and multiple Advanced Manufacturing industries. As a highly effective regional program of the Indy Chamber, the Indy Partnership actively markets the entire Indy region to site consultants, real estate professionals, investment firms, and companies to bring economic opportunity to the communities of the 10-county Indy Partnership region, comprised of Bartholomew, Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion (Indy), Morgan, and Shelby counties.
EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma
Graduate, Economic Development Institute
Oral Roberts University
Bachelors, International Community Development
Indiana Wesleyan University
MBA, Business Administration
SKILLS
ABOUT JASON HESTER
Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), drawing on 25 years of economic development experience to encourage communities and regions to utilize collaborative and data-driven efforts to support business recruitment, local expansions, and capital investments that create jobs for residents and build communities that people enjoy. He is an annual guest speaker at the Indiana Economic Development Academy and has been a featured panelist at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Economic Future Forum hosted by the International Economic Development Council, and at multiple other state & regional events speaking on Business Attraction, Expansion, and Foreign Direct Investment best practices. As of June 2025, Hester now leads regional economic development efforts for the 10-county Indy Partnership region, as Chief Economic Development Officer of the Indy Chamber. Previously, he served 15 years as head of Greater Columbus (Indiana) EDC, and prior leadership roles were held with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, City of Kokomo, and City of Elwood, Indiana. Over his career, collaborative efforts have to date secured commitments for over $7.5 Billion in capital investments and over new jobs.Specialties: Business Retention & Expansion, Business Recruitment, Foreign Direct Investment, Non-Profit Management, State & Local Incentives, and frequent invited speaker on topics of Economic Development.
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