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Biography of Keynote Speaker
In addition to contracted research, Mr.
Conference Keynote Speaker Rounds volunteers time as an advocate
for quality public policy development.
Jim Rounds Recently, Jim has spent much time sup-
porting the concept of “growing from
Rounds Consulting Group Inc. within,” which includes efforts to bet-
ter understand small business develop-
Jim Rounds is President of Rounds Con- ment issues, and strategic investment in
sulting Group. The firm specializes in education and workforce training. Jim
economic development and tax policy is on the Board of Directors of the Ari-
research; data collection and analysis; zona Association for Economic Devel-
fiscal planning including revenue fore- opment, and is a member of the Joint
casting and budget development; strate- Legislative Budget Committee’s Finance
gic planning and marketing; impact and Advisory Committee, the Maricopa As-
market studies; and litigation support.
sociation of Governments’ Economic
Development Committee, the Arizo-
Mr. Rounds regularly provides advice to na Economic Roundtable, the Surface
policy makers at the State Capitol, may- Transportation Funding Task Force, and
ors throughout the state as well as city has served on dozens of committees
council members, county board mem- and task force efforts at both the state
bers, and other public and private sec- and local levels.
tor leaders in the community. Jim has
delivered hundreds of economic presen- Previously, Mr. Rounds was a Senior
tations and is regularly quoted on televi- Economist and Senior Budget Analyst
sion, radio, and in printed media.
with the Arizona Joint Legislative Bud-
get Committee, and Senior Vice Presi-
Key areas of recent experience include dent at Elliott D. Pollack & Company.
analyzing and designing state tax policy Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree
and economic development reforms, and a Master of Science degree in Eco-
analysis of transportation and utility in- nomics from Arizona State University.
frastructure investments, strategic analy-
sis related to local government budget-
ing, community marketing, and state
and local area tourism planning.
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