Casey Gilchrist joined the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in January of 2022 as the Senior Director of International Business Development. Casey has worked in the economic development field since 2015, having first started in Chesapeake, Virginia where she specialized in domestic and international business attraction. In 2020, she joined the City of Richmond, Virginia’s economic development department to oversee both its business attraction and retention programs. Her leadership and project management experience will support GPEC in attracting and growing quality businesses. She is committed to making the Greater Phoenix region a diverse, inclusive, and competitive regional economy.

Originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Casey graduated from George Mason University, where she received her undergraduate degree. In 2015, she obtained her Master of Public Administration from Old Dominion University.

Tim Bourcet joined the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in 2014 and serves as the organization’s Vice President of Corporate Development & Community Engagement. He directs GPEC’s policies and objectives involving local, state and federal government affairs.

Prior to joining GPEC, Tim attended Arizona Summit Law School, where he was an instructor with the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project and interned at the Maricopa County Public Defender’s office.

Before law school, Tim was a Logistics Readiness Officer in the United States Air Force, serving from 2006-2010 with one tour in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tim commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp at Arizona State University. He also holds a M.A. in Criminal Justice from American Military University.