Launched with a national conference in Philadelphia in April 2019, the learning network includes more than 600 professionals in economic development, city government, higher education and business.
Young Smart and Local was co-founded and is managed by Deborah Diamond, President of Campus Philly and Cecelia Thompson, Executive Director of Action Greensboro. We function as a unique learning network to provide professional development, shared best practices, and access to colleagues around the issue of economic growth through college student and young professional retention and attraction.