The Prosperity Partnership is led by government, business, labor and community leaders from King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties and supported by over 300 diverse organizations throughout the region.

Prosperity Partnership Co-Chairs

		James (Jim) Albaugh President and Chief Executive Officer Boeing Commercial Airplanes				Rick Bender President Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO
		Mark Emmert President University of Washington				Elson Floyd President Washington State University
		Tomio Moriguchi Chairman Uwajimaya				Rita Ryder President Strategic Initiatives YWCA
		Brad Smith Senior Vice-President Microsoft Corporation				Ray Stephanson Mayor City of Everett, President Puget Sound Regional Council
		Dr. Jill Wakefield Chancellor Seattle Community Colleges

Partners

Over 300 organizations have signed on as a partner to help develop and implement the Prosperity Partnership's regional economic strategy. They have also agreed to help promote the development of the strategy to their members and/or constituents. For information about becoming a partner, contact Eric Schinfeld, 206-971-3053. Click here for a complete list of our partners.

Economic Development District Board

The regional Economic Development District (EDD) is the federally designated economic development district for the central Puget Sound Region covering King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. It is responsible for regional economic development planning and collaborates with various private and public sector agencies to accomplish this goal. The EDD brings together the private and public sectors in a partnership necessary to provide a coordinated strategy and an ongoing economic development program for the region. It provides staffing to the Prosperity Partnership.

Puget Sound Regional Council

The Puget Sound Regional Council develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies. It coordinates the annual distribution of about $150 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transportation Administration grants. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans. In 2003, the EDD merged with the PSRC.