Cherokee County Advisory Roundtable with Heath Tippens, President, Cherokee Office of Economic Development

Heath Tippens

President
Cherokee Office of Economic Development

Heath Tippens is a native of Canton, GA, and a graduate of the University of Georgia. Tippens’ background includes working as an investor relations specialist at Wells Real Estate Funds. While working at Wells, Heath gained valuable experience in commercial real estate and financial markets. Heath began his career at COED as Project Manager in 2009, he advanced to Senior Project Manager, was named Vice President in 2018, and is now serving as President.

Heath is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program for Non-Profit Organizations (ELPNO) through UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, as well as the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. Heath is a member of the International Economic Development Council and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA). Prior to serving on the GEDA board, he was a committee chair for two years and was named Committee Chair of the Year in 2023. Heath was recognized as one of Cherokee’s Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals and was a Georgia Trend 40 Under 40 honoree. He is an active member of the Atlanta Regional Marketing Alliance and is a 2019 Graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute (RLI). He is also a graduate of Leadership Cherokee, where he was awarded the Crystal Stancil Leadership Award, and served as Chair in 2017.

Heath and his wife Whitney live in northern Cherokee County with their two sons. The Tippens love the relationships they have with the people in this area and all Cherokee has to offer!