Governance
The FCEDA operates under the direction of seven commissioners, who are local business people appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The commissioners govern and oversee the FCEDA’s policies and programs. Commissioners serve for four-year terms and hire the FCEDA president, who since 1987 has been Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D.
Gordon is the author of 10 books, his most recent is The Formula for Economic Growth on Main Street America, published by CRC Press(2009). The book is part of CRC's American Society for Public Administration series designed to increase national and international interest for topics in public administration. The Formula for Economic Growth on Main Street America draws on Dr. Gordon's 25 years of experience as president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, and his involvement in assisting communities around the world. Dr. Alan Merten, president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, called the book "a comprehensive analytic, and clear look at the importance and complexity of economic growth...an important read for both the expert and the student."
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