Rich Hadley is President and CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Inland Northwest’s only Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development entity. Rich is committed to making an impact for several areas of focus for the organization, including business expansion, retention and attraction, workforce development,  public policy, and advocacy.  Rich also steers Greater Spokane Incorporated’s efforts in member services and new member recruitment. He serves on the organization's Board of Trustees, which is comprised of chief executive officers from the some of the most innovative and influential companies and nonprofits in the region.

Rich previously served as the chief executive officer of Chambers of Commerce in Saint Paul, Minnesota-1986-1993, Boulder, Colorado-1980-1986, and Kalispell, Montana - 1977-1980.

Rich’s voluntary involvement includes both professional and community roles.  He is Past Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), and a board member of the Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, Washington Chamber of Commerce Executives, Association of Washington Business, and Colbert Presbyterian Church.

Rich graduated from Iowa State University and was a Naval Air Intelligence Officer during the Vietnam War. Rich and his wife, Rita, have been married 38 years and have two children. Rita is a third grade teacher in the Spokane Public Schools.  Son Jeremy has a small business in the music industry and daughter Brittany is a recent graduate of the University of Puget Sound.