About

Piedmont Triad Partnership

Founded in 1991, the Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP) is a leadership organization bringing together the business community in the Triad region to promote prosperity and growth. We are supporting regional development platforms including megasite development, the aeroplex anchored by Piedmont Triad International Airport and the redevelopment of Whitaker Park Complex. We believe supporting these transformational projects will prepare the Triad to compete for major economic development job generators.

The Partnership promotes economic development in the following counties in the north-central, piedmont region of North Carolina:

  • Alamance
  • Caswell
  • Davidson
  • Davie
  • Forsyth
  • Guilford
  • Montgomery
  • Randolph
  • Rockingham
  • Stokes
  • Surry
  • Yadkin

Metropolitan centers: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington, Asheboro

The PTP Mission

The Piedmont Triad Partnership is a private leadership organization connecting and leveraging the region’s leaders and assets to drive increased economic growth and jobs.

The PTP Vision

The Piedmont Triad will be globally recognized as a dynamic and prosperous region where collaborative culture, emerging innovation and thriving talent generate sustainable, significant economic growth outpacing the southeast United States.

Staff Members

Board Members

Executive Committee

  • Robert “Bobby” Long

    Co-Chairman
    Chairman, Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC

  • Donald Flow

    Co-Chairman
    President, Flow Companies, Inc.

  • Nido Qubein, PhD

    Co-Chairman
    President, High Point University

  • Bill Smith

    Secretary-Treasurer
    Managing Partner, Trust Company of the South

  • Cantey Alexander

    Vice Chairman
    Regional President, Truist Corp.

  • Scott Baxter

    Vice Chairman
    CEO, Kontoor Brands

  • Louis DeJoy

    Vice Chairman
    President, LDJ Global Strategies

  • Julie Ann Freischlag, MD

    Vice Chairman
    CEO, WFU Baptist Medical Center

  • Allen Gant

    Vice Chairman
    Chairman, Glen Raven Inc.

  • Jim Melvin

    Vice Chairman
    President, Joseph M Bryan Foundation

  • Arthur Samet

    President & CEO, Samet Corporation

Board Members and Investors

  • Spencer Baird

    CEO, Inmar

  • Kevin Baker*

    Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Airport Authority

  • Aprille Bell

    Managing Partner, FORVIS

  • Jon Bell

    CEO, Bell Partners, Inc.

  • Graham Bennett

    President, Quality Oil Company

  • Connie Book, PhD

    President, Elon University

  • Louise Brady

    Managing Partner, Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC

  • Mark Brazil

    CEO, Wyndham Championship

  • Joe Budd

    CEO, The Budd Group

  • Jennifer Byrne

    CEO, Javara Inc.

  • Mary Jo Cagle, MD

    CEO, Cone Health

  • Elise Peters Carey

    CEO, Bethany Medical Centers

  • Brent Christensen*

    President & CEO, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce

  • David Congdon

    Chairman, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

  • Adam Currie

    Regional President and Executive Vice President, First Bank

  • Sandy Dunbeck*

    Director, High Point EDC

  • Robert Egleston

    Executive Director, Twin City Development Foundation

  • Kevin Franklin*

    President, Randolph County EDC

  • Frank Gilliam

    Chancellor, UNCG

  • Allen Joines*

    President, Winston-Salem Alliance

  • Stanhope Kelly*

    Executive Chairman, Piedmont Triad Partnership

  • Bob Leak*

    President & CEO, Whitaker Park Development Authority

  • Darlene Leonard

    Managing Partner, Smith Leonard PLLC

  • Harold Martin, Sr., PhD

    Chancellor, NC A&T State University

  • Clarence McDonald

    Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Wells Fargo

  • David Mounts

    Senior Partner, AeroX

  • David Neill

    President, Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem

  • Mark Owens*

    President & CEO, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.

  • Lenny Peters, MD, MRCP

    CEO, Peters Holdings, LLC

  • Jim Phillips

    Attorney, Brooks Pierce

  • Kirsten Royster

    President & COO, Novant Health

  • Andrew Tate

    Economic Development Director, Duke Energy

  • Robin Team

    Managing Partner, Front Street Capital

  • Mike Tropsha

    Vice President and General Manager, Carolina Cat

  • Michael Walker

    External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T North Carolina

  • Susan Wente, PhD

    President, Wake Forest University

  • Mark Wiley

    Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson

  • Taylor Williams

    Managing Member, Williams Development Group

  • Todd Williams

    Triad Market President, First Horizon Bank

  • Hideto Yamasaki

    CEO, Honda Aircraft Company

  • * Ex Officio Member