Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: LINDSAY BERRY WINTER

A Hampton Roads native, Winter is the head of public policy in Virginia for Amazon, overseeing the e-commerce giant’s economic and community investments in Virginia, where it has its East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Since 2010, Amazon has reportedly invested more than $109 billion in Virginia through
cloud infrastructure, fulfillment centers and compensation for its 39,000 employees in the state.

Since starting with Amazon in 2021, Winter has created Amazon’s Future Engineering Robotics Camp for high school students to explore STEM fields. She leads engagement for childhood-to-career program Amazon Future Engineer, and is a conduit for Amazon Career Choice, an education benefit program that pre-pays tuition for degrees and skills development. The latter sees Winter leading engagement at higher education institutions such as Tidewater Community College, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University. She has also been involved with the launch of a new delivery station and a new multistory robotics fulfillment center in Virginia Beach.

Before joining Amazon, Winter worked for Anthem, Amerigroup and law firm Kaufman & Canoles. Winter serves on the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority board, the Virginia Telehealth Network board, and is co-chair of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation and Technology Executive Committee.