2023 Virginia 500: Economic Development

Jonathan S. Belcher

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL, VIRGINIA COALFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA COALFIELDS EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY, LEBANON

Corrie Bobe

DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, DANVILLE

Barry DuVal

PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RICHMOND

Jason El Koubi 

PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, RICHMOND

Nancy L. Grden

PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE, NORFOLK

H. Garrett Hart III

DIRECTOR, CHESTERFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 

Todd P. Haymore

MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCE & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH, RICHMOND 

Victor Hoskins

PRESIDENT AND CEO, FAIRFAX COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TYSONS

Stephanie Landrum

PRESIDENT AND CEO, ALEXANDRIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, ALEXANDRIA 

Caren Merrick

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND TRADE, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, RICHMOND

Will Payne

DIRECTOR, INVESTSWVA; MANAGING PARTNER, COALFIELD STRATEGIES, BRISTOL

Buddy Rizer

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LOUDOUN COUNTY

Anthony J. Romanello

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HENRICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, HENRICO COUNTY

Leonard Sledge

DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RICHMOND

Doug Smith

PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTON ROADS ALLIANCE, NORFOLK

Stu Solomon

PRESIDENT AND CEO, CONNECTED DMV, ARLINGTON COUNTY

Bryan K. Stephens

PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTON ROADS CHAMBER, NORFOLK

Robert J. “Bob” Stolle

PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORP., RICHMOND 

Telly Tucker

PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH, DANVILLE

Jennifer Wakefield

PRESIDENT AND CEO, GREATER RICHMOND PARTNERSHIP, RICHMOND

Christina Winn

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GAINESVILLE