South Metro Advisory Roundtable with Samir Abdullahi, Director, Select Fulton & Sarah-Elizabeth Langford , Executive Director, Develop Fulton

Samir Abdullahi

Director
Select Fulton

Samir Abdullahi is the Director for Select Fulton, Fulton County’s economic and workforce development initiative. His roles include recruiting new jobs and capital investment to the county, preparing incentive packages and directing Fulton County’s $3.2M Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding. Over his 10 year career, Samir has successfully spearheaded efforts that have resulted in the creation of thousands of jobs in Georgia – and hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment -- through the high-profile corporate relocations and expansions of firms such as Boston Scientific, Fiserv, Halyard Heath, Microsoft Corporation, ASOS, Pandora, Deluxe Corporation and Inspire Brands, to name a few.  He was previously worked both at City of Alpharetta and Partnership Gwinnett in Gwinnett County doing economic development. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Samir holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations. He also holds a master’s in Public Policy from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Sarah-Elizabeth Langford

Executive Director
Develop Fulton