Richard Gotfried
Senior Advisor @Alberta Counsel
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Advisor @Alberta Counsel
CA
Senior Advisor in strategic planning, lobbying, advocacy and policy development with Alberta’s leading Government Relations practice.
EDUCATION
University of Calgary
Economics, Political Science, Business
Boston College Carroll School of Management
Centre for Corporate Citizenship, Certificate in Corporate Community Involvement
The University of Hong Kong
Business, Marketing
Western Canada High School
Senior Matriculation, CO Designation
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD GOTFRIED
As MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek from May 2015 to May 2023, Richard is a passionate community advocate, champion for Albertans from all walks of life, and a fierce defender of the Alberta Advantage, which he believes is only achievable through non-partisan local, regional, national and international cooperation and collaboration. To this end, Richard has worked in the fields of economic, social and trade development throughout his career, highlighted by his 8 years in public service, during which time he was privileged to serve as as a Delegate, Vice President and President of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) and as the Chair of Alberta\'s Strategic Aviation Advisory Council. In his corporate life, with a background in the aviation, building and development and economic development sectors, Richard is a Seasoned Sales, Brand, Marketing and Relationship Building Executive focused on the development of leading strategies in support of leveraged commercial impact, aggressive financial performance, strategic partnership development and \"front of the line\" market positioning. Richard has also been a champion of \"Corporate Social Innovation\" for his entire career, and was deeply involved in moving the organizations he worked with towards a \"shared value\" model. During his 2 year tenure at Calgary Economic Development, Richard was responsible for generating $2.3m (cash and in-kind) in annual partnership/sponsorship support, and building a multi-year attraction and retention model across corporate, post-secondary, and public/not-for-profit sector partners for sustainable funding development. Richard has a depth of experience in- Fund Development - Corporate Sponsorships & Creative Activation - Strategic Partnership Development - Media, Public, Government & Stakeholder Relations - Economic Development & International Trade - International Tourism & Aviation - Community Investment, Corporate-Social Innovation & Partnerships - Multi-Cultural Relationship Marketing - Sales & Marketing - Brand Strategy - Corporate Leadership - Corporate Communications - Strategic, Revenue-Focused Marketing For more information on his experience and background, please review his full Linked In profile at
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