Global Internet Hub Industry Council
The Council’s Executive Committee:
Glenn Ballard, President and CEO, Dragonfli Group, LLC
Charles J. Bauman III, Business Development Coordinator, City of Virginia Beach
Stan Blackwell, Director, Customer Service and Strategic Partnerships, Dominion Energy
Scott Brown, Owner, Pixel Factory Data Center
David Harold, Director, Technology Operations, CarMax
Steve Harrison, Vice President, Business Intelligence and Communications, Hampton Roads Alliance
Kevin Leslie , Associate Vice President for Innovation and Commercialization, Old Dominion University
John W. Martin, President and CEO, RVA757 Connects
Angela Oakes, Vice President of Strategy, Greater Richmond Partnership
Anthony Romanello, Executive Director, Henrico Economic Development Authority
Barrett Stork, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Cox Communications
Pedro “Peter” Wallace, Chief Information Officer, City of Virginia Beach
The Global Internet Hub Industry Council was created in the fall of 2023 to implement the Global Internet Hub Strategic Plan and to build upon the momentum of the planning process that took place in 2022 and 2023 by the Steering Committee.
The planning process that culminated in the Global Internet Hub Strategic Plan demonstrated to Steering Committee members the value and related benefits of a well-coordinated effort. Appropriately, the Steering Committee recommended the establishment of a formal and ongoing Council to support and advance the nine strategies required to build out a Global Internet Hub for the I-64 Innovation Corridor megaregion.
The Council’s Executive Committee was created to begin implementing the strategies.