Rowen Foundation, Inc
HR&A Advisors serves as the retained executive team for the Rowen Foundation, orchestrating the creation of a 2,000-acre innovation community in the Atlanta Metro Region that will connect research, education, and industry across agriculture, medicine, and environmental science. As the operational leadership for this transformative project, HR&A directs all aspects of development including real estate strategy, foundation operations, tenant attraction, board governance, and public-private partnerships spanning Georgia’s higher education institutions and government entities.
The firm’s comprehensive approach began with detailed economic and fiscal impact analyses that established the quantitative foundation for the project’s implementation. These feasibility studies projected development absorption scenarios and quantified the substantial regional economic benefits, providing crucial evidence that secured stakeholder support and informed strategic decisions about phasing, infrastructure investments, and target industry sectors. This data-driven methodology established credibility with public officials, potential tenants, and community stakeholders while creating a roadmap for implementation.
Through integrated development management and strategic partnership building, HR&A has successfully established the institutional framework and momentum for this ambitious project. The team’s leadership across multiple dimensions—from governance structures to infrastructure planning—has positioned Rowen to deliver significant economic impact throughout Georgia while creating a nationally significant innovation district that bridges critical knowledge sectors and catalyzes regional transformation.
- $2 billion biopharmaceutical facility coming to Gwinnett County — Atlanta Journal Consitution
- Massive Rowen Project Moves Forward in Gwinnett County — What Now
- Tomorrowland — Atlanta Magazine
- Rowen Foundation Recognized at the Atlanta Business Chronicle Best in Real Estate Awards
- Mission-Driven Real Estate Planning
- Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
- Governance & Organizational Design
- Market & Financial Analysis
- Master Planning
- Procurement
- Public/Private Partnership
- Real Estate Analysis
- Retained Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Planning
- Non-Profit
- Atlanta
- Washington DC
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