Biography
Robert M. Ady’s areas of expertise include corporate site selection and incentive negotiations for companies wishing to expand or relocate their business. He has identified optimal locations for more businesses in the United States than any other individual. Bob has been recognized as the consummate professional, chosen by the most prominent international firms to undertake the most sensitive and important assignments.
- Professional Background
- Edward DeLuca Lifetime Achievement Award
- Affiliations and Leadership
- Representative Speaking Engagements
- Representative Media Interviews
- Representative Articles and Publications
Professional Background
| December 2000 | President, Ady International Company |
| December 1997 | Founder/Co-Managing Partner, World Business Chicago |
| August 1996 | Executive Consultant, Realty Consulting Group, Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu International |
| April 1987 | President, The Fantus Company, PHH Group |
| February 1983 | Executive Vice President, The Fantus Company, PHH Group |
| January 1981 | Executive Vice President, The Fantus Company, Dun & Bradstreet |
| November 1973 | Senior Vice President, The Fantus Company, Dun & Bradstreet |
Edward DeLuca Lifetime Achievement Award
- Awarded in recognition of the individual who consistently has exemplified the highest standards of professional excellence throughout his or her career in the economic development field.
- Presented by the International Economic Development Council, 2003.
Affiliations and Leadership
- City Council of Park Ridge, Illinois; former alderman.
- Japan America Society of Chicago, board member.
- International Economic Development Council, former board member; active committee member.
Representative Speaking Engagements
- Industrial Development Research Council
- International Economic Development Council
- National Association of State Development Agencies
- World Conference on Economic Development
- World Utility Development Council
- White House Staff Conference on Economic Development
Representative Media Interviews
- Business Week magazine
- Forbes magazine
- Fortune magazine
- NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
- New York Times
- Time magazine
- Wall Street Journal
Representative Articles and Publications
- Auto Parts Suppliers: Use Site Selection to Meet OEM Demands, Trade and Industry Development magazine.
- Economic Development: A Viewpoint from Business, Community College Press.
- Guidelines for Establishing and Economic Development Organization, AEDC.
- High Technology Plants: Different Criteria for the Best Location, National Council for Urban Economic Development.
- Locational Determinants for Emerging Industry, National Emerging Industry Association.
- Metromarketing: The Role of Marketing in urban Economic Development, Institute for Urban Economic Development.
- New Factors Are Added to High Tech Site Selection, High Tech Super Connections.
- Taxation and Economic Development, New England Economic Review.
- The Global Corporation: Locating Success, German-Midwest Chamber Way.
- The Increasing Importance of Corporate Image as a Site Location Factor, Forbes Magazine
- The Internet Has Changed the Dynamics of Site Selection: What It Means for Your Business, Forbes magazine.
- What to Look for in a Relocation Destination, Forbes magazine.
