Chung named keynote speaker for fall commencement

Published Nov 19, 2020 by
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Christopher Chung, chief executive officer of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, will deliver the keynote address for East Carolina University’s virtual commencement ceremony to honor the approximately 2,000 students graduating this fall.

The ceremony will be Friday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. and can be viewed at commencement.ecu.edu.

Chung has more than 23 years of experience in economic development and has led EDPNC since 2015. The public-private partnership is responsible for a number of economic development functions on behalf of the state of North Carolina, including new business recruitment, existing business support, international trade and export assistance, small business start-up counseling, and tourism, sports and film promotion.

Since Chung’s arrival, the EDPNC has helped North Carolina win more than 780 corporate expansion projects, resulting in nearly 104,000 new jobs and $24 billion in investment across the state.

Chung attended The Ohio State University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in Japanese and economics. Before joining EDPNC, he held executive and management positions at the Missouri Partnership and the Ohio Department of Development, now known as JobsOhio.

For more information about ECU’s fall commencement, visit commencement.ecu.edu.

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