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Chad Burke

President & CEO | Economic Alliance

Mr. Burke has served as President and CEO of the Economic Alliance since 2009.  The Economic Alliance is the economic development corporation for the Houston Ship Channel region; home to the nation’s largest petrochemical complex and second largest port.  The mission of the Economic Alliance is to grow the regional economy by attracting new businesses and creating an environment where existing businesses can expand.

There are over 250 members of the Economic Alliance, including 11 cities, Harris County, and the Port of Houston Authority.  Since 2008, the Economic Alliance has supported 74 successful projects that have helped create 3,756 new jobs and over $16.3 billion of capital investment to the Houston Port Region.

Chad serves on a variety of community boards and committees, including the Harris County - Houston Sports Authority, Texas Economic Development Council, and the Gulf Coast Economic Development Council. In 2019, he was recognized as one of Houston Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs.

A graduate of Texas A & M University, Mr. Burke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.  He and his wife Shannon have two children, CJ who attended the US Naval Academy and served in the Navy on the US Bataan, and Jolie who graduated from Texas A&M University and is now in grad school at UT-Dallas pursuing a speech pathology degree. 

Hobbies:  Shannon is an active barrel racer and trains and boards their horses at home in La Porte, while Chad carries on the tradition his grandfather began as a honeybee keeper.