Maury B. Forman

Maury Forman was the Senior Manager for the Washington State Department of Commerce until his retirement in 2016. His focus was on creating healthy rural communities through a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and investing locally. He was the founder and director of the award-winning Northwest Economic Development course at Central Washington University. He has received many awards including the first recipient of the Finkle Leadership award from the International Economic Development Council. Maury is known for his ability to combine humor with economic development education by developing creative games shows, original cartoons, board games and many other interactive learning tools. He is the author of 17 books on economic development and 4 cartoon histories.