Advancing Houston’s Talent Dividend

Posted by Mark Ebner on October 18, 2011

Lee Fisher, President & CEO of CEOs for Cities, offered keynote remarks at Houston's Talent Dividend meeting. Nearly 60% of a city’s success can be attributed to the percentage of population with a college degree. Increasing Houston’s college attainment rate by one percentage point would realize a Talent Dividend of 4.2 billion in additional personal income every year.

The Center for Houston’s Future gathered a cross-sector of urban leaders from universities, businesses, government and nonprofits to develop an action plan to advance Houston’s Talent Dividend.  The National Talent Dividend Network, assembling leaders from across the country, will convene in Houston on April 2-3, 2012.