ConorEckert Incoming President & CEO

Conor Eckert was hired in March 2022 as the Senior Development Officer and Vice President of Business Attraction for the Orange County Partnership.

Eckert is widely known and respected in the business and economic development communities in Orange County and the Mid-Hudson region. He came to the Partnership after serving almost two years as the Executive Director of the Town of Montgomery Industrial Development Agency and Director of Economic Development for the Town of Montgomery where he was involved in significant development. He was responsible for the business attraction, retention and expansion efforts in the Town of Montgomery, managing a growing project portfolio of more than $200 million. He also managed the public and community affairs and operations of the IDA.

During his time with the Montgomery IDA, he spearheaded new marketing initiatives, community engagement events and initiated and implemented successful economic development strategies. The town and the IDA currently have a development pipeline of more than 1 million square feet of commercial space.

Eckert, an Orange County resident who was born and raised in the Town of Montgomery, is a graduate of Orange County Community College. He graduated in 2019 from SUNY Binghamton with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Government and earned his Master’s Degree of Public Administration from SUNY Binghamton in 2020.