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Economic Development 2025: GRDEN, NANCY
A longtime regional economic development and maritime leader, Grden was key in the 2023 merger of Reinvent Hampton Roads and the Hampton Roads Business Roundtable. That resulted in the creation of the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable, a support organization for GO Virginia Region 5, the regional arm of the statewide economic d[...]
Economic Development 2025: COONS, JULIE
Coons has led the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce since 2018, prioritizing efforts to support the region’s economic health and growth. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the chamber originated in 1925 as a Fairfax County- focused business advocacy organization. Today, it represents about 400 member business[...]
Economic Development 2025: SEGURA, JUAN PABLO
In March, reports circulated that Gov. Glenn Youngkin had tried to shift then-Commerce and Trade Secretary Caren Merrick to secretary of natural resources so that Segura, then Merrick’s deputy secretary, could have her post. Merrick left the administration instead. The son of billionaire ENSE Group Chairman Enrique Segur[...]
Economic Development 2025: STEPHENS, BRYAN K.
A 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards winner, Stephens took the helm of the Hampton Roads Chamber in 2013. The organization advocates for business in the region, which is home to Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval complex, as well as significant manufacturing and hospitality sectors. With a five-star accreditation b[...]
Economic Development 2025: BENEVENTO, JOE
Benevento was named Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.’s permanent leader in April 2024. He’d served as interim leader since September 2023, succeeding Bob Stolle. The nonprofit arm of a state entity established by the General Assembly, VIPC provides strategic commercialization and funding support for Virginia- b[...]
Economic Development 2025: HOSKINS, VICTOR
Following the second Trump administration’s federal workforce and spending cuts, Hoskins has worked hard to help displaced federal workers and government contracting employees. “We’re doing everything that we can, but the scale may outpace us pretty soon,” Hoskins told The New York Times in June. Nevertheless, Fa[...]
Economic Development 2025: HAYMORE, TODD P.
Since 2018, Haymore has led the global economic development consultancy within Hunton Andrews Kurth, the second largest Virginia-based law firm. He previously served as Virginia’s secretary of commerce and trade under Gov. Terry McAuliffe and secretary of agriculture and forestry for Gov. Bob McDonnell. A Danville native, [...]
