David Goss

Biography: Updated - 1/21/03 David N. Goss is the Senior Director, Infrastructure and Transportation for the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. In this capacity he manages a regional development/transportation initiative focused on identifying and prioritizing strategic regional infrastructure investments that support Northeast Ohio's economic development agenda. He also directs the Build Up Greater Cleveland program-a public-private partnership that supports Greater Cleveland's development and quality of life agenda by maintaining and enhancing its public works infrastructure, focusing on roads, bridge, public transportation and water, sewer and port facilities. Prior to his involvement with the Growth Association, Goss served as the Vice President, Economic Development for the Gateway Economic Development Corporation-the not for profit entity responsible for the construction of Jacobs Field and the Gund Arena-where he was responsible for managing Gateway's economic development program and Program Manager for two parking garages, Gateway site and Gateway Transportation Management Program. Goss has also served as the Executive Director of CLINITEC, INC., a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In this capacity, he managed the Cleveland Clinic's real estate interests, identified and pursued new health-care business opportunities, and provided general management for the Clinic's for-profit ventures and technology transfer programs. Goss also has eleven years of management experience in the public transit industry, which includes being the Assistant General Manager, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Director Marketing, Denver Regional Transportation District. He was an original member of the Transportation Review Advisory Council of the Ohio Department of Transportation. Goss is a former Councilman in the City of Shaker Heights and a Leadership Cleveland graduate. He is active in the Urban