Interim CEO
Board of Commissioners
John W. (Bill) Kirk III, Board ChairAppointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five year term effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
Appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five year term effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
Reappointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
Appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five year term effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
Appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five year term effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
Appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
Appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
Reappointed by Governor Northam to serve an additional five-year term beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
Appointed by Governor Northam to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Appointed by Governor Northam to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
Reappointed by Governor Northam to serve an additional five-year term from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
Appointed State Treasurer by Governor Youngkin on June 2, 2022.
Public Sessions
As a result of the winter storm forecast to hit Virginia the weekend of Jan. 31, the Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners’ public meeting scheduled for 9AM on Tuesday, Feb. 3 has been cancelled. The VPA board will convene its next regularly scheduled public meeting at 9AM on Tuesday, April 28. The committee meetings will be held Monday, April 27. The agenda and accompanying material for those meetings will be posted to this website on Wednesday, April 22.
The VPA Board Public Session meetings begin at 9 a.m. (dates and times are subject to change).
Committee meetings are scheduled on Monday afternoon prior to the Tuesday Public Session.
2026 VPA Board Meeting Dates:
April 27-28, 2026
July 27-28, 2026
October 26-27, 2026
Date: June 5, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. (Investment Committee) and 11:00 a.m. (Budget)
Location: Richmond, VA (VEDP Office at 901 E. Cary Street, Suite 700, Richmond, VA 23219)
Date: April 29, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Front Royal, VA (Virginia Inland Port)
Date: July 29, 2024
Location: Norfolk, VA
Public Meeting Materials
Date: June 6, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Office, 901 E. Cary Street, Suite 700, Richmond, VA 23219
January 9, 2023 – Board Committee Meetings
Location: Norfolk, VA
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
Operations and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
January 10, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Meeting
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
March 6, 2023 – Investment Committee Meeting
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
March 13, 2023 – VPA Board Committee Meetings
Location: Norfolk, VA
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
Operations and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
March 14, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Meeting
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
May 1, 2023 – Investment Committee Meeting
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
May 8, 2023 – VPA Board Committee Meetings
Location: Norfolk, VA
Public Meeting Materials:
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
Operations and Infrastructure Meeting
May 9, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Meeting
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
June 8, 2023 – Investment Committee Meeting
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
June 14, 2023 – Governance Committee Meeting
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
July 10, 2023 – VPA Board Committee Meetings
Location: Norfolk, VA
Public Meeting Materials:
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
Operations and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
July 11, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Meeting
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
September 19, 2023 – Executive Committee Meeting
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA
November 6, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Committee Meetings
Location: Norfolk, VA
Public Meeting Materials:
Finance and Audit Committee Agenda
Operations and Infrastructure Committee Agenda
November 7, 2023 – VPA Regular Board Meeting
Date: November 7, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Norfolk, VA