Meet Our President & CEO

Juliet Abdel assumed the President & CEO position at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance in July of 2025.

Abdel comes to the Economic Alliance from the Greater Topeka Partnership in the capital city of Kansas, where she is currently president of the Greater Topeka Chamber and senior vice president of the Partnership.  The Partnership is an umbrella organization that includes the Chamber, Visit Topeka (convention and visitors bureau), GO Topeka (public-private economic development affiliate), and Downtown Topeka.      

Abdel brings more than 15 years of staff and executive leadership experience from chambers of commerce and other organizations. Prior to her position in Topeka, she was the president & CEO of the Westminster (CO) Chamber of Commerce and earlier was chief operating officer of the Oklahoma Trucking Association. Previously Abdel served as senior vice president & chief operations officer for the Stillwater (OK) Chamber and worked as a legislative aide for the Oklahoma Legislature while completing her master’s degree in international studies. She also has an undergraduate degree in business administration with both degrees from Oklahoma State University. Abdel earned the designation of Certified Chamber Executive from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and is a graduate of the Institute for Organization Management at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.