Eileen Cai

Eileen serves as the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance’s point person for foreign direct investment from Asia. She is responsible for developing and executing the Alliance’s Asian recruitment strategy. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English, she plays a direct role in bringing Chinese and other Asian companies to the Charlotte region. Eileen conducts annual recruitment missions and has a proven track record of developing strong networks in Asia. Since joining the Alliance in 2007, Eileen has been responsible for more than 145 landed projects, 80 of those are international firms, creating over 9,000 jobs and $878 million investments. The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance was named as one of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups in the nation by Site Selection magazine in 2009, 2010 & 2019. The team was also recognized as the highest performing economic development organization for communities 250,001 – 1,000,000 in population by Atlas Advertising in 2011 & 2012.