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Economic Development 2025: STEPHENS, BRYAN K.
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTONROADS CHAMBER, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Economic Development 2025: STEPHENS, BRYAN K.
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTONROADS CHAMBER, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
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 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the organization ranks among the top 1% of all chambers in the nation. Its civic leadership development program, Lead757, has more than 1,700 graduates from various industries.
A retired U.S. Army colonel, Stephens is a graduate of West Virginia University, the U.S. Army War College and Golden Gate University. He is a gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority and serves on boards for Lead Virginia and the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.
FIRST JOB: Grocery bagger
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