Anna Roach is Executive Director & CEO of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), whose vision is to create One Great Region by fostering thriving communities for all within the Atlanta region through collaborative, data-informed planning and investments.

Ms. Roach manages the agency’s $104 million operating budget and leads a talented team that works with local governments and community partners to improve life in the Atlanta region. ARC’s portfolio includes regional transportation planning, aging services, community development, water resources management, workforce development, and homeland security coordination.

In addition to her role as CEO, Roach is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club, the International Women’s Forum Georgia, and the Women’s Transportation Seminar.  She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Leadership Atlanta, the  Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the Leadership Council of the Board for Drawdown Georgia, the Executive Committee of the Board for Learn4Life, the board of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, the board of Council for Quality Growth, and the board of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation.

Roach holds a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the State University of New York, College at Cortland.