Reba Adams

Reba Adams is a Project Manager with the Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²). As an economist, she works to support communities through demographic and economic data analysis, economic and fiscal impact analysis, and industry and workforce trend reporting.

Since joining CEDR in 2018, Reba has performed economic impact analyses for industries broad as Georgia’s film industry and distinct as agritourism in Gilmer County, Georgia. Applying her background in data analytics, Reba has also completed fiscal impact analyses, cost of community services studies, and industry ecosystem reports for various communities and clients. She has also authored Georgia Economic Outlook annual reports for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Atlanta Regional Office since 2019.

Prior to joining CEDR, Reba worked as a Revenue Analyst for Delta Vacations, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, applying her background in data analytics and statistical modeling to monitor revenue trends. Reba also previously interned with the Global Commerce research team at the Georgia Department of Economic Development where she supported the state’s growth initiatives through community research and economic impact analysis.

Reba is an active member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) and the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in Economics-STEM from Georgia State University.