Dick Fleming is CEO of St. Louis and Portland, Maine-based Community Development Ventures, Inc., providing economic, entrepreneurial, community and resource development advisory services to public, private, and nonprofit clients.

Fleming brings several decades of experience as a “civic entrepreneur,” driving successful civic advancement and economic growth in leadership roles in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Denver and St. Louis — serving as:

• CEO of the St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce & Growth Association (RCGA) for 18 years

• CEO of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and, concurrently, as the Founding CEO of the Greater Denver Corporation for 7 years

• Founding CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership for 6 years

• Sub-Cabinet Member at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban & Urban Development (HUD), Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Planning & Development for 4 years

• Member of the Carter/Mondale Presidential Transition Team in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

• Vice President/Deputy Director of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. for 5 years

• Assistant Development Director, The Rouse Company, Baltimore and Columbia, Maryland for 3 years