138,000 the number of people working for San Diego's Innovation Economy. Learn More.
328,000 SD defense economy—including uniformed military, civilian employees of DOD, and private defense companies. Learn more.
50% San Diego's local commerce accounts for 50% of the regional economy. Learn more.
San Diego is home to more than 80 academic and applied research institutions Learn More.
It is the accessible and collaborative character of our region that provides an unparalleled advantage to our students and compels PLNU to remain invested in San Diego.
Dr. Bob Brower
President
Point Loma Nazarene University
ViaSat delivers fast, secure communications, Internet, and network access to virtually any location, including network systems and services for fixed and mobile satellite communications.
San Diego has a very strong foundation in the telecommunications arena. The strong military presence in San Diego also makes it an ideal location for our government businesses. The weather is a pretty nice perk too.
Keven Lippert
Vice President, General
Counsel, ViaSat
Founded in 1989, AIS (American Internet Services) provides tailored data center and cloud service solutions to companies that require the best in security, compliance, connectivity, and customer service. Our mission is to provide innovative and trusted enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions that enable clients to focus on their core business. From cloud, colocation, and network connectivity to disaster recovery, high availability, and cyber security, AIS makes it easy for clients to get the IT services they need. americanis.net
AIS chose San Diego because of the great weather, the well-diversified economy, and the large number of fast-growing businesses with urgent requirements for high-quality bandwidth and IT infrastructure services. As a telecom, life sciences, and defense industry hub, San Diego is the ideal location for AIS' headquarters.
Greg Rollet
CEO
AIS
We’ve handled 15 IPOs in the last two years which illustrates the dynamic business atmosphere here in San Diego. It’s a continuous cycle. As soon as one ship launches, there’s always a new fleet of innovative companies ready to pull into port.
Trindl Reeves
Principal & CSO
Barney & Barney
a Marsh & McLennan Agency
LLC Company
The economy is diverse and provides a stable base for entrepreneurs to grow their companies and have the confidence that things will be good in the future.
Dino D'Auria
Executive VP & CBO
Silvergate Bank
D&K Engineering, founded in 1999, is a global contract R&D, engineering and manufacturing services company focused on developing and manufacturing complex electromechanical products and equipment. D&K Engineering enables organizations to decrease time-to-market, reduce cost and improve product quality.
From a services perspective, San Diego has a very broad base of economic engines - it is not focused on just one industry. The life sciences space speaks for itself as being one of the very vibrant economic engines in our region.
Alex Kunczynski
Co-Founder and President
D&K Engineering
The inherent collaborative nature of San Diego makes it the best place in California.
Anne Benge
President
Unisource Solutions
Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, they make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. Uber.com
Uber is a technology company at the intersection of lifestyle and logistics, and that’s definitely the case in San Diego. San Diego’s quality of life attracts ambitious, dynamic and tech-savvy people from across the country and the world.
Christopher Ballard
General Manager, San Diego
Uber
San Diego is uniquely positioned as a healthy and beautiful place to live, but also as the West Coast hub of our military, the epicenter of a significant border region, and a dynamic and innovative center for business and research. World class universities and clusters of biotechnology companies...attract talent to San Diego.
Michael Kincaid
Associate Principal
AECOM San Diego
Ace Parking was founded in 1950 and is one of the largest privately held parking companies in the country. Headquartered in San Diego, Ace Parking manages over 450 locations coast to coast, servicing nearly 250,000 customers per day. aceparking.com
When I travel across the country to do business, it’s great to say that I'm from San Diego and that's where my company’s corporate headquarters are. San Diego is a Mega Gateway Region to the Pacific and the rest of the world, thriving with innovation.
Keith B. Jones
Managing Principal & Partner
Ace Parking
530 B. Street, 7th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-8484
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