Clint O’Neal is the Executive Director at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Clint has over 17 years of economic development experience and is passionate about making a difference by helping communities win economic development projects and helping companies to be successful in Arkansas.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Clint as her choice to lead AEDC in January of 2023. Clint most recently served in the role of Deputy Director of Global Business at AEDC. Prior to that he served as Vice President of Business Recruitment for the Missouri Partnership.

Clint is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and is a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council. He holds a master’s degree in Community and Economic Development from the University of Central Arkansas.

Clint and his wife, Heather, live in Conway with their four children, Chloe, Ellie, Ava and Caleb.