Dr. Wallace Walrod is currently the Chief Economic Adviser for the Orange County Business Council and he’s led research there for over 20 years. During that time he has done strategic projects with most of the biggest companies and cities here, such as Toshiba America, Irvine Company, First American, as well as the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana.
Wallace is also the Founding President of the Center for a New California, which plays a key role in shaping the state’s economic future by focusing on Workforce Development, Economic Development, Infrastructure, and emerging trends in corporate social responsibility. He develops programs, strategies, and policies across companies, government and foundations, and we talked about some of that work.
He is at the forefront of the demographic and economic changes underway in Orange County, and publishes regular reports that highlight those changes, as well as ideas for positively addressing challenges the changes pose.
Wallace is also one of the smart guys educated right here in OC. He earned his Ph.D. in Regional Economics from UC Irvine.
Reynolds Bish - CEO of Kofax
Charles Antis - Founder & CEO of Antis Roofing & Waterproofing
Ike Kavas - Founder & CEO of Ephesoft
Peter Polydor - Founder of Eureka Building & Eureka Hub; President of Ergo Holdings
Neel Grover - Founder & CEO of Indi
Lori Torres - Founder & CEO of Parcel Pending
Dan Heinfeld - President of LPA
Kurt Johnson - Founder / CEO of FreightPop
Scott Duffy - CEO, SD Media Holdings; Top 10 Speaker
Dawn Reese - CEO, The Wooden Floor
Mike Daniel - Regional Director, Orange County & Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network
Lawrence Greaves - Co-founder & CEO of OPKIX
Don DiCostanzo - Founder & CEO of Pedego Electric Bikes
Nick Kovacevich - Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of KushCo Holdings
Peter Nguyen - founder, CEO of Ad Exchange Group
Lori Seal - CEO, Blytheco
Cary Breese - co-founder, CEO at NowRx
Grant Van Cleve - CEO Buy It Installed; Chairman Tech Coast Angels
Beckham Thomas - Founder / CEO of Dealer Credit Resources
Fauad Hasan - CEO of Ornovi, former CEO of Bonti
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