Alliance STL's Steve Johnson Addresses Collaboration for Economic Growth 

Steve Johnson brings a vast amount of experience to his role coordinating regional collaboration for economic development in his new role as CEO of  AllianceSTL. He will examine the drivers that invigorate the pace of STL growth, and discuss the strategies his organization is mobilizing to help create that environment.

Johnson has led business recruitment efforts in local, regional and statewide organizations for more than three decades. As the leader of AllianceSTL, he loves seeing the surprise on people's faces when they begin to realize what makes the St. Louis region special. He counts the easy accessibility of urban amenities as perhaps its biggest draw. “Within 30 minutes of leaving my house, I can be riding my bike alongside the Missouri River on the Katy Trail or parking my car to go to a Cardinals game,” he marvels. “It doesn’t get much better than that.” As the AllianceSTL team earns success, he says, “Many people throughout St. Louis will have a better life. A good job – or a better job than the one you have now – changes everything, and it’s a change that ripples through multiple generations.”

His presentation will be held in the Mildred E. Bastian Center for the Performing Arts at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park from 7:30am - 9:00am on Sept. 20. Admission is free, but registration is required.