Kyle Schulz is the Deputy of Strategic Advancement for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) – the comprehensive planning organization for the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois. Schulz works to build and manage relationships with external entities and partners directly contributing to achieving the agency goals by building partnerships, beneficial collaborations that achieve the region’s comprehensive planning goals. Prior to joining CMAP, Schulz served as Chief Growth Officer for World Business Chicago – the City of Chicago and broader region’s economic development agency – where Schulz’s work contributed to 775 + Pro-Chicago Decisions that created over 62,500 jobs for the region including the signature wins of PsiQuantum’s $5 billion investment into Chicago – the largest economic development project in Chicago’s history , Discover Financials 1,000 person call center, Mars Wrigley’s global R&D center, and Google’s acquisition of the Thompson Center.