Boulder Business veteran named to run economic development council.

• Author: Davenport, Michelle
• Position: EXECUTIVES - Boulder Economic Council appoints Clif Harald

The Boulder Chamber selected its new director for the Boulder Economic Council, but he is nut new to local business. Clif Harald, a 30-year native of Boulder, was named the BEC executive director.

Harald said he has three main goals: maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the program, add and foster new and existing partnerships, and attract entrepreneurs from around the world.

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"By partnerships, I mean with CU, the city, the federal labs in the region, individual businesses and groups of businesses, like the Outdoor Industries Association," Harald said. "There are very strategic partnerships that (BEC research and marketing director) Jennifer Pinsonneault and (former BEC executive director) Frances Draper have created over the year's that I think are vital to the success of this program and to move Boulder's economic prosperity."

Harald attended the University of Colorado at Boulder as an undergraduate and went to the University of Washington for urban planning. He has spent most of his career working in community, economic and work-force development.

He has worked for the Broomfield Economic Development Corp., the Longmont Economic (Council and the Boulder Chamber. Before applying for the BEC executive director position, Harald worked for Sun Microsystems as a public affairs manager doing work at the state capitol, schools and...