艾德丽安华’s research career began 20 years ago when she first asked “how many ways can we cook a blue crab?剩下的就是历史了. The good doctor is currently the Lead Principal Researcher at the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance® and is in charge of managing the many research projects and programs led by the organization. 确保CLT联盟实现其目标, 她和研究团队一起设计, 开发, and execute key research strategies and projects, all of which help drive the economic 开发ment of the Charlotte Region.

作为首席研究员. Hua contributes and oversees critical data collection, 出版物, 调查等等,” said Chief Advocacy and Strategy Officer Kelly O’Brien. “The CLT Alliance Research Team is a highly regarded resource for our investors and the whole region. Adrienne is tapped by the media to share insights because she has her finger on the pulse of the business community. She is a valuable leader of the research team and I appreciate all she does.”

Adrienne’s skills include a strong understanding of statistical analyses, 数据整理和可视化, 还是“谷歌搜索艺术的黑带”.” Those skills are valuable in her work for the businesses of the Charlotte Region, but also for helping her answer what she calls the most important question of all time: “Where should we go for dinner?” 

在20岁的时候, Adrienne graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and proceeded to continue her career as a “forever student” by furthering her studies at George Mason University, 她在哪里获得硕士学位. She then attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she successfully defended her opportunity to earn a doctorate.

Adrienne prides herself on her work in the field of social justice, which is driven largely by her innate need to know “why.” Coincidentally, it also drives her love for gastronomy. Always in pursuit of the perfect way to incorporate cheese, she has spent a good deal of her life traveling and tasting all things edible.

When she isn’t staring into the local cheese shop displays, you can find her rolling out the red carpet for her dogs and organizing her LEGO and book collections.