Growing the Cloud from Virginia

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, is continually growing its business and tech workforce to address demand. In 2017, AWS began a site selection search to find a new corporate campus on the East Coast devoted to its cloud computing services.

The requirements: top talent and accessibility to major metro areas.

Bob Grenell serves as the Controller at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where his primary responsibilities include accounting operations, financial reporting, annual audit coordination, and internal controls.

Meghan Welch serves as the Vice President of Knowledge Work at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where she provides primary staff leadership for developing and implementing lead generation and ecosystem development strategies to promote employment growth in Virginia’s Aerospace & Defense Innovation, Business Services, Cybersecurity, Financial Services, and Software industries.

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