Empowering Your Vision with Expert Data
You know your community’s potential better than anyone; the CEDR team is here to help you reach it. As part of Georgia Tech, we combine deep data expertise with a genuine commitment to partnership. We don’t just deliver numbers—we support your leadership with actionable research, ensuring your local knowledge drives the strategy while our analysis provides the roadmap.
Experienced professionals are key to the success of any economic development strategy. The CEDR team includes experts with decades of experience in advising economic development and community leaders on how to stay competitive in an ever-changing global economy.
Director
Alfie Meek, Ph.D., Director at CEDR, specializes in economic development research and services. With over 25 years' experience, his fiscal impact analyses help clients effectively evaluate the economic impact of development and tourism projects.
Project Manager
Emily specializes in community and economic development, strategic planning, and downtown development and placemaking. She leverages mapping, data analysis, and engagement to create equitable, sustainable communities.
Associate Project Manager
Claire Breeden is an Associate Project Manager at Georgia Tech's Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) within the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2). With a background in urban planning, GIS analysis, and economic development, Claire brings expertise in housing policy, community
