Lowcountry South Carolina — Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester counties. MUSC as the gravitational academic-medical anchor (now expanding statewide). Roper St. Francis, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Trident Tech, Boeing SC. Coastal Community Foundation as the Lowcountry's convening philanthropic capital.
Charleston is dominated by MUSC — President David J. Cole and CEO Patrick J. Cawley lead a statewide academic medical system aggressively acquiring regional partners (Lancaster, Florence-area, Tidelands fall 2026). For the Lowcountry Chamber, MUSC is BOTH the regional anchor AND a state-level convener. Add Roper St. Francis under CEO Joseph DeLeon (since 8/2024), College of Charleston (President Hsu, contract through 2030), The Citadel (note: Kirk Jenkins, the new Lexington Health CEO, is a Citadel alum — cross-region bridge), Trident Tech, and Charleston County School District under Superintendent Anita Huggins (contract through 2031). Boeing SC's 787 site closes the corporate triangle.
Each card opens the live State Director's Table filtered to this region + sector.
MUSC is the only quasi-statewide academic health system. Treat Cole + Cawley as state-level anchors, not just Lowcountry — they sit at every statewide table.
Open the regional slice of the State Director's Table, run filters by sector, log first Tier 1 contacts.