Awards & Accolades
- Top Gun in Economic Development Marketing
- Economic Development Organization of the Year
- Best Destination Marketing Organization in California
- Accredited Economic Development Organization (20 years)
Managing Director
Paul Saldana is the Managing Director for Economic Growth Strategies. A Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) by the International Economic Development Council, Paul has more than 30 years’ experience leading and directing multi-disciplinary teams that develop and create positive economic, social, and cultural impact for diverse constituencies. He has assisted over 200 companies with site location and expansion, developed over 2,000 acres of property and has provided consultative services to communities and professional economic developers since 2003. He has led two organizations to achieve the desired Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) status and was recognized as economic development organization of the year by IEDC in 2020 for the innovative work in serving business and community needs during the pandemic.
Paul has been called to testify before the legislative committees, received a gubernatorial appointment to the inaugural Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Board and has appeared in national media including Fox Business News, CNN Moneyline, Wall Street Journal and numerous other print, radio and television media outlets to discuss the importance of economic development.
Paul holds an MBA from Crown College and is completing his doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership at California Baptist University. He is currently an instructor in corporate finance and economics at Fresno Pacific University and has taught at the professional, undergraduate, and graduate level for Crown College, University of Oklahoma and CETYS University in Mexico.
Strategic Partners
Founded in 2018, ISRC helps governments and communities both domestic and internationally develop resiliency and sustainability practices to mitigate disaster impacts. ISRC provides research and capacity-building to create next generation public private partnerships and is one of eight International PPP Specialist Centers of Excellence in the world