Paul C. Granillo

Paul C. Granillo is president and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP), one of the most recognized statewide organizations focused on galvanizing cross-sector leadership in order to build a stronger regional economy through a triple bottom-line framework. IEEP has a strong policy focus and works in Washington, DC, Sacramento, and locally to ensure that San Bernardino and Riverside Counties issues are well-represented. He has put a special focus on leadership training for the next generation of the region’s public and private sectors. In addition to PPIC’s Statewide Leadership Council, he sits on many national and statewide boards, including UnidosUS, the California Business Leaders Alliance, Mobility 21, the Southern California Association of Governments Global Land Use and Economics Committee, the Leonard Transportation Center, and Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation. He is chair of the Regional Economic Association Leaders of California. In 2018, he was named Regional Steward of the Year by the California Economic Summit for his work on behalf of businesses and residents of the Inland Empire. He was named the 2022 Business Advocate by the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and in 2025 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in human letters by the California State University Board of Trustees. He received a BA in history from California State University, San Bernardino, a Master of Divinity from St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, and a Licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.