Marsellas Williams served as Economic Development Director for the City of Powder Springs, Georgia, leading the city’s business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts. During his tenure, he attracted over $100 million in investment and 235 jobs, helping recruit a $50 million logistics center and a $36 million mixed-use downtown development from site selection through incentive negotiation and community engagement. He also built the city’s business retention program, spearheaded marketing efforts, and established a partnership with Kennesaw State University’s Small Business Development Center. Previously, he served the City of Forest Park, where he helped land a $2 billion data center campus.

Earlier in his career, at Cobb County Economic Development, he supported corporate attraction and expansion projects that generated more than $225 million in investment and 2,100 jobs, including the Home Depot headquarters expansion and Papa John’s headquarters relocation.

Marsellas holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University.