system
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human
[Arrow] What position in the city does Ray Palmer have? Why is he considered a city leader?

He's got money.... that's it, as far as I know.
gpt
He's currently the CEO of Palmer Industries (formerly Queen Consolidated), the single largest company based in Starling City and source of hundreds-if-not-thousands of jobs, making him the largest voice of business in the area, for one.

Given that he revived the company from its previous state of disarray (what with the previous poor management and short turnaroud time for CEOs) and bring a fair deal of wealth to the city in doing so, he's seen publicly as someone acting in the best interests of Starling City, something very much helped by his natural charisma.