Speaker: C.B. Rathburn, Ph.D., Galveston County Economic Alliance Inc. "The Global Impact of the Panama Canal"
• President and CEO of the Galveston County Economic Alliance • 31 years in Higher Education
▫ 17 years at Galveston College including five years as president
▫ 8 years as President of Savannah Technical College (GA)
▫ 6 years as President Texas A&M University –Texarkana
• President RPC Consulting
• Significant domestic and international economic development experience
• Ph.D. University of Florida
• Married with five adult children and one grandchild (Carlisle V)