Gov. John Carney announced on Friday the appointment of John Riley as interim CEO of the Delaware Prosperity Partnership.
Riley was formerly the director of business development under then Gov. Tom Carper. He has also served as the director of public affairs for Hercules Incorporated, and as a consultant to the state on the Dow-DuPont merger.
The announcement came just a day after Carney released the full list of board member appointments to the new public-private partnership.
“John is well-known and respected across our state, and has significant experience in economic development,” said Governor Carney, co-chair of the Delaware Prosperity Partnership board. “I’m pleased he has agreed to help us launch the partnership. We are committed to changing the way we do business, fostering innovation, and growing our economy.”
The CEO will the run the day-to-day operations of the partnership, while working with a board that includes members of the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
