Jim Robey, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Credentials and Awards
 2009 Dean’s Distinguished
Alumni, Cleveland State
University
Affiliations
 Adjunct Member, Cleveland
State University’s Economic
Development Faculty
 2009 – 2014 Graduate
Faculty, Cleveland State
University
 Economic Development
Faculty, Levin College of
Urban Affairs
 MPA Graduate Advisory
Council, Cleveland State
University
 Council of Regional
Economic Policy Advisors
Education
 Edinboro State College
- Bachelor of Arts,
Sociology
 Cleveland State University
- Master of Arts, Public
Administration
- Ph.D., Urban Studies
James Robey, Ph.D., Managing Director in Mohr Partners’ Cleveland office, brings 25
years of experience in providing economic development research, market research
and analysis, and research deliverables to large and small corporate organizations,
Chambers of Commerce, state and local government economic development
organizations and non-profit EDC’s. His expertise in economic development and urban
studies enable him to deliver a superior level of service to his clients.
Prior to joining Mohr, Dr. Robey served as Vice President of Research with Team NEO,
where he was responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the
retention, expansion and attraction of key industries by analyzing the region’s
economic structure, including business and occupation trends.
Dr. Robey was director of Economic Research at the Greater Cleveland Growth
Association for more than seven years before joining Team NEO. In that capacity, he
oversaw the process of setting and collecting the organization’s key performance
measures, conducted economic impact studies of the organization’s activities and
established new perspectives on the supply and demand for IT and Biomedical
workers in the region.
Prior to joining the Growth Association, Dr. Robey was part of the Economic
Development team at Cleveland State University’s Economic Development Program
with the Levin College of Urban Affairs. He served as the project manager for the Ohio
Economic Development Database Project.
Clients Represented:
Albuquerque Economic
Development
Auglaize County, OH
City of Highland Heights,
OH
First Energy
Indiana County, PA
NorTech
Preston County, WV
World Trade Center
Cleveland