INDIANA – Governor Mike Braun announced that businessman and former State Representative Chuck Goodrich will be named Indiana’s next Secretary of Commerce. Goodrich will bring his experience as a leader in business and as a three-term State Representative to lead Indiana’s commerce offices and agencies.
“I’m proud to announce today that Chuck Goodrich will be picking up the torch as Secretary of Commerce to continue region-led growth to attract and grow great job opportunities and higher wages in Indiana,” said Governor Mike Braun. “Chuck Goodrich is a business leader who has spent his career signing the front side of a paycheck, and he will be a tremendous leader for our mission to make life more affordable for Hoosiers, grow jobs, and raise wages.”
“I’m grateful to Governor Braun for the opportunity to serve Hoosiers in this role. I’ve spent my career building a company in Indiana, hiring Hoosiers, and investing in the workforce that makes growth possible,” said Chuch Goodrich. “Indiana is building, growing, and moving forward. Businesses already here will keep growing, and job creators across the country will see what we already know: a workforce and a business environment like nowhere else. Indiana is open for business.”
Indiana’s next Secretary of Commerce, Chuck Goodrich, serves as the CEO of Gaylor Electric, one of the largest merit-shop electrical firms in the country. Since first becoming President of Gaylor Electric in 2014, the company has created more than 4,000 jobs. Chuck Goodrich is a longtime workforce development advocate whose leadership spans the construction industry, higher education, and state workforce policy. He is the past Chairman of the National Associated Builders and Contractors, serves on Purdue’s Construction Advisory Council, and is a member of Indiana’s Region 5 Workforce Development Board.
