WHY TEXAS

Born and raised in New York, Ed Curtis relocated to Dallas, Texas at the age of twenty-five and has happily lived in the Lone Star State ever since. Over more than twenty years as a Texas commercial banking executive, Ed witnessed an increasing number of clientele relocating their businesses into Texas. As a result, he exited the banking industry to form YTexas.

Ed's foray into the economic development industry was in 2012, when he traveled the world with Texas One, a program of the Perry Administration. In 2013, Ed founded and trademarked YTexas to provide a resource to companies after they relocate into the state. Since then, YTexas has become a turnkey, go-to resource for the most current insider information about Texas' community, commerce and culture.

Ed is the author of Why Texas: How Business Discovered the Lone Star Stateand is the Executive Producer of the CEO Insider Podcast, where he hosts key players in Texas business, bringing insider perspectives on the Texas economy, and up-to-the-minute news from the corporate relocation rumor mill. 

 Ed hosts an annual YTexas Summit and Rēlo Awards Gala at AT&T Stadium, putting a spotlight on the Texas economy and companies that have relocated to Texas.

Ed's vision is to build YTexas to national prominence and to replicate the program in states around the U.S.. Ed lives in Austin with his wife, Staci, and two children.