Dennis Edwards

Dennis Edwards

Denny is the President and CEO for the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau whose role is to sell and market Greater Raleigh as a tourist and meetings destination. The GRCVB has a staff of 35 people and an annual budget of $12.5 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 ten years. A 42-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 as chair for the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Travel Association, North Carolina Travel & Tourism Coalition, Wake County Economic Development, Dorthea Dix Park Conservancy, Downtown Raleigh Alliance and the Regional Transportation Alliance.

Denny received the Business Leader 2009 Triangle Mover and Shaker Award, the Event Services Professionals Association Executive of the Year Award in 2022 and was named to the Business North Carolina List in 2021-2025, as one of the most influential leaders in North Carolina. An Iowa native, Denny is a graduate from the University of Northern Iowa where he received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Public Relations and minors in Business and Marketing.