Executive Director | Atlanta Regional Commission

Bio: Anna Roach is executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), which facilitates community and development strategies to enhance the Atlanta region’s growth and quality of life.

Prior to joining ARC in 2022, Roach served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Fulton County, where she oversaw 4,500 employees in 38 departments with a budget of $1.2 billion. Roach also served as Fulton County’s Chief Strategy Officer and Assistant County Manager. A lawyer by training, Roach has held several key legal leadership positions during her career, including Assistant Deputy General Counsel for the government of the District of Columbia and administrative law judge in the City of New York.

Roach is a current member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta and the American Bar Association, serves as an advisory board member at Tyler Technologies and Avenu Insights and Analytics, and was past board chair of the March of Dimes, Atlanta market. She holds a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the State University of New York, College at Cortland.