Dennis Edwards

President & CEO 

Denny is the President and CEO for the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau whose role is to market Greater Raleigh as a tourist and meetings destination. The GRCVB has a staff of 24 people and an annual budget of $4.3 million. He has served in this capacity since April 2007.

Prior to joining the GRCVB, Denny served as the Senior Vice President for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau for 10 years. A 26-year CVB veteran, Denny was also the Director of Sales for the Greater Houston CVB and, prior to that, served as the Director of Sales for the Palm Springs Desert Resorts CVB.

He currently serves on the Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina Board of Directors, the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Coalition Board of Directors, The Professional Convention Management Association Education Foundation Board of Trustees, East Carolina Hospitality Management Advisory Board, the Capital City Club Board of Directors and the Brier Creek Country Club Board of Directors.

Denny served as an APEX Commissioner, served on the Destination Marketing Association International Foundation Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors. He also served as co-chair for the American Society of Association Executives Industry Partners Alliance, served on the Advertising and Marketing Committee for Visit Florida and the Meeting Professionals International Multi-cultural Initiative Committee.

Denny also served on the International Association of Exhibitions and Events Exhibitor Advisory Council and is a past President for the Florida Chapter, was the Communications Chair for the Professional Convention Management Association and past Board member for the Florida Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus.

An Iowa native, Denny is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Public Relations and minors in Business and Marketing.

He and his wife Cindy have two boys, Bryce and Drake.