Economic Development 2024: VICTOR HOSKINS

Hoskins has led the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority since 2019, when he made the move from Arlington Economic Development after helping bring Amazon.com’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters to the state.

FCEDA has helped the county land a string of new headquarters recently, including nonprofit government contractor The Aerospace Corp., space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak and NetApp, which established its U.S. public sector headquarters in Tysons.

Among his many philanthropic and volunteer positions, Hoskins sits on the George Mason University President’s Innovation Advisory Council and the advisory council for Blueprint Virginia 2030. He is vice president of the Capital Area Food Bank’s board of directors.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In March 2023, Hoskins received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from the White House.

ONE THING I’D CHANGE ABOUT VIRGINIA: Exponentially expand the number of internships for high school and college students

BOOK I’D RECOMMEND: “Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things,” by Adam Grant