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Virginia 500 spotlight : JOE BENEVENTO
PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORP., RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 31, 2025//
Joe Benevento Photo courtesy Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.
Joe Benevento Photo courtesy Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.
Virginia 500 spotlight : JOE BENEVENTO
PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORP., RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 31, 2025//
WHAT I WAS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL: I was fairly social and outgoing, but I also captained the chess team and competed in the state championship.
HOW I BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIVES: Since starting out in my career 20 years ago at Goldman Sachs, work has never really been a [9 to 5] job for me. I’m extremely fortunate that my wife — who is the real CEO of our household — enables me to enjoy a very active work and personal life.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED: During my time at Harvard Business School, I learned that long-term compounding applies not only to investing but also to learning, growth and relationships.
ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Seek out mentors you can learn from. EQ (emotional intelligence) is just as important as IQ, and there’s no substitute for having a ‘degree’ in GSD — Getting Stuff Done.
DID YOU KNOW?
Before he joined state government, Benevento was managing director of a Richmond-based investment firm. He began his career at New York-based investment banking company Goldman Sachs and Boston-based private equity firm THL Partners.
