Ben Magill

Executive Director

Ben Magill, CEcD, serves as the inaugural chief economic development officer and executive director of the Texas Talent Accelerator at the University of North Texas. Magill has worked as an economic development professional for municipalities, public schools, chambers of commerce, community colleges, and universities in North Texas since 2006. In 2015, Magill became the founding executive director of the Labor Market Intelligence Center at Dallas College. In 2022, Magill and his team were awarded an $8.8 million Good Jobs Challenge grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create a regional workforce training collaborative to prepare and place people in entry-level jobs in the emerging Biotech and Life Sciences ecosystem. Additionally, Magill recently guided the launch of nine regional Next Generation Sector Partnerships. Magill is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and earned an Executive Certificate in Economic Development from the Harvard Kennedy School as well as a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Oklahoma State University. Magill is an alumnus of Leadership Dallas and the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunity Leadership Academy. Magill serves on the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Economic Development District Board and the board of directors of The Texas Lyceum.