Mary Waters serves as Deputy Commissioner, International Trade for the Georgia Department of Economic Development. She is an experienced International Business Professional with a demonstrated history of opening Global Markets for small and mid-sized organizations. Mary is a strong operations leader and is skilled in managing an international team focused on export strategy, international marketing, business development, and fundamentals of international trade.

In her role at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, she oversees the state’s International Trade program which provides services that contribute to the expansion of Georgia’s exports, the creation and retention of jobs attributable to exports and the continued internationalization of Georgia’s economy. The state’s international trade program assists companies with exporting and matches Georgia suppliers with international buyers.

 

Responsibilities

• Marketing Georgia as a source of quality goods and services exported to more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
• Overseeing the state’s international trade programs, which provide services that contribute to the expansion of Georgia’s exports, and the creation and retention of jobs attributable to exports.
• Managing an array of export services for small and mid-sized businesses statewide, resulting in more than 300 export successes each year, totaling millions of dollars.