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.
The ability to leverage a pool of local technical talent has been a great driver of our success and has fueled our dynamic growth.
Matt Thoene
Managing Director
KIO Networks
Our region is truly different from other tourist destinations. San Diego has a soul, a heart. The lifestyle, the weather; the fact is that San Diegans are happy—that’s one thing visitors notice immediately.
David Cherashore
Executive Board Member
Evans Hotels
Collaboration has been the hallmark of the San Diego business community and that should continue, as it helps us compete effectively against other regions.
Kurt Chilcott
President & CEO
CDC Small Business Finance
San Diego gives us the ability to attract and retain quality employees who want to live here, resulting in increased tenure and a quality pool of employees. We can also operate as a binational manufacturer with factories in both El Cajon and Tecate giving us a high-level of quality control over our products.
Barbara Wight
CFO
Taylor Guitars
For 25 years, there has been great synergy between the University and our region. We have literally grown up together, coming of age as we have helped create, and were fed and nurtured by, regional businesses, organizations, schools, neighborhoods and cities.
Dr. Karen Haynes
President,
Cal State San Marcos
Innovation is central to who we are at the University of California San Diego. Students learn that knowledge isn’t just acquired in the classroom—life is their laboratory. UC San Diego is recognized as one of the top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. Our location is unparalleled, our impact unmistakable.
UC San Diego contributes more than $7 billion to the state economy every year. Our faculty, staff and alumni have started 650 companies during the last five decades, including many of the high-tech and biotech companies on the mesa.
Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor
UC San Diego
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
Chief Commercial Officer
and EVP of Strategic Initiatives
Viasat
We are already a leader in life sciences, wireless communications, sports innovation, unmanned systems, cybersecurity, medical devices, and now even beer! Our region is a great place to do business.
John Frager
Executive Managing Director
San Diego Region
CBRE
As a global language technology software company with offices in San Diego (as well as Seoul and Paris), we leverage our location to attract the best technicians and software developers on the market.
Ken Behan
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
SYSTRAN
Gafcon is a project management firm behind some of San Diego's most iconic locations, including Petco Park. With more than 100 employees in Southern California, the firm aspires to build vibrant communities. Gafcon.com
One of the great things about San Diego is that it’s small enough to build relationships, yet large enough for opportunity. San Diego businesses are also very supportive of the community at large.
Yehudi “Gaf” Gaffen
CEO
Gafcon
530 B. Street, 7th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-8484
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