George joined New Carolina in 2006. Before being selected as the first Executive Director, he was President of Fletcher Group, Inc, a group of environmental management companies headquartered in Greenville. He is a Professional Engineer registered in seven states and a Diplomat in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. George's community involvement has included serving as Chair of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Co-Chair (with his wife) of the Greenville County United Way Campaign, President of the American Council of Engineering Companies - SC, and District Governor for Rotary District 7750. He has been recognized by Greenville Magazine as their 2000 Business Person of the Year, by Clemson as a 2004 inductee into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Scientists and Engineers, and by the SC Society of Professional Engineers as their 1999 SC Engineer of the Year. He has been recognized as the SC Engineer of the Year in 1999 by the SC Society of Professional Engineers and as Greenville Business Person of the Year in 2000 by Greenville Magazine.
Neil and his Columbia, South Carolina team joined New Carolina in 2007. He and his team manage the statewide Transportation, Distribution and Logistics cluster, and the clusters in the Midlands region. McLean is founder and Managing Partner for Sagacious Partners. Having worked for Fortune 100 companies, economic development agencies and technology startups, Neil brings over 20 years of experience providing top tier strategies, technology, economic development and implementation to clients. McLean received his BS-Engineering and MBA from the University of South Carolina and is also a graduate of The CIO Academy and several Wharton School of Business executive education programs. Neil served for 21 years as an officer in the SC Air National Guard.
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