Kevin Cahill

Kevin S. Cahill serves as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives for the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership.  Cahill spearheads the Partnership’s effort to create and sustain comprehensive regional economic development strategies, through initiatives such as the first ever combined St. Louis City and County Economic Development Strategy 2017-2022, and Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives.

Prior to joining the Partnership, he was a member of the Edward Jones Investment Banking department and Insurance teams.  On a special assignment, Cahill served as Chief Operating Officer of the St. Louis Inner City Competitive Alliance, charged with re-invigorating the urban core of St. Louis.  The Alliance was crafted in partnership with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter’s Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Danforth Foundation, and St. Louis’ Civic Progress.  

Cahill also served as a Special Assistant to the Mayor of St. Louis, and has served on the board of commissioners for the Bi-State Development Agency and the St. Louis Regional Sports Complex Authority.

Cahill earned his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in Medford, MA and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business.