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2026 Virginia Power 50 List: JASON EL KOUBI
PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
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2026 Virginia Power 50 List: JASON EL KOUBI
PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
Leader of the state’s economic development arm since 2022, El Koubi oversees numerous initiatives designed to attract business expansions and relocations in the commonwealth.
He joined VEDP as executive vice president in 2017 under his predecessor, Stephen Moret. During his time at VEDP, El Koubi has played key roles in landing blockbuster deals like Amazon’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington County and Lego Group’s $1 billion manufacturing campus in Chesterfield County.
In 2025, VEDP was a key player in three major Virginia expansions by pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly & Co., Merck & Co. and AstraZeneca, totaling a combined $12.5 billion in investment and an expected 1,750 jobs. The state also topped Business Facilities’ ranking of customized workforce training programs across the nation for the third consecutive year, a recognition of VEDP’s Virginia Talent Accelerator Program.
A graduate of Louisiana State University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, El Koubi previously helped lead the Louisiana Economic Development state organization to attract more than $28 billion in capital investment.
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