Tiffany Tauscheck will succeed Jay Byers as president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the organization announced today.

Tauscheck is the Partnership’s chief operations officer and president of Downtown DSM Inc. She will start her new role on July 1.

Simpson College’s board of trustees confirmed Byers as the school’s 25th president on May 15.

Tauscheck has been at the Partnership for eight years. She began as its chief communications officer in 2015 and later served as chief strategy officer before being promoted to chief operations officer and president of Downtown DSM Inc. in January 2021.

Tauscheck served as team lead for the Partnership’s two most recent five-year Investor campaigns, Maximizing Momentum 2022 and Moving Forward Together 2027, both of which set records in terms of dollars committed and new investors for the organization, according to a statement released by the Partnership.

“Tiffany has been preparing for many years to step into this position, and the executive committee and board recognized her as the obvious choice to lead the Partnership’s team,” said Mike McCoy, Partnership board chair and CEO of NCMIC, in a statement. “Tiffany is a trusted voice among Partnership investors and team members. She brings a winning combination of visionary leadership, passion for our community, genuine care for the people around her, and the grit required to push major projects across the finish line.”