The ultimate piece, in his telling, was not infrastructure however folks. The group’s lengthy‑time govt director, Ray Scotto, arrived from Clark’s native soccer crew, not from a dealer shortlist. “He mentioned, ‘I’ve obtained three daughters going to varsity within the subsequent 5 years. How can I pay for it?’ I mentioned, ‘Include me to Tempe. I’ve obtained this concept, perhaps it’ll work,’” Clark mentioned. “Ray was constructed to do that stuff,” he mentioned, and Scotto dealt with the day‑to‑day whereas Clark guided from behind the scenes. Program enterprise grew from about $20 billion after they began Goal Markets to roughly $120 billion 25 years later. “Nothing will get began with out a entire lot of assist, and I had a complete lot of assist and an excellent govt director who grew it after we obtained it began,” he mentioned.
