“Economic Development in the Galveston-Houston Region”

ABOUT JOSHUA OWENS

Joshua Owens is the Executive Director of the Galveston Economic Development
Partnership. He graduated from Pepperdine University and received a Master’s in
Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech. He served in the Peace Corps in
Paraguay as part of his graduate studies, and upon his return to Texas worked as a
regional planner with the Houston-Galveston Area Council with a focus on housing and
economic development. In 2020, he became the Executive Director of the Wharton
Economic Development Corporation in rural Wharton, Texas. He has been the
Executive Director of the Galveston Economic Development Partnership in 2024.