Jennifer Wakefield
President & CEO at Greater Richmond Partnership
- Role
- President & CEO at Greater Richmond Partnership
- Location
- Richmond, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jennifer Wakefield
Experienced economic development executive leading one of the top 20 EDOs in the country per Site Selection Magazine. Board member of International Economic Development Council. Previous background in marketing for transportation, utility and financial services industries.
Experience
President & CEO
Feb 2021 — Present · Richmond, VA, US
Recently completed the best year in the last 20 years in terms of new jobs and capital investment announcements. Named one of the top 20 economic development organizations in the country by Site Selection Magazine in 2022 and 2023 and by Business Facilities in 2023. Increased revenue by over 50 percent in 3 years and increased perception of Greater Richmond among c-suite executives year over year.
Education
Okaloosa-Walton Community College
AA, Business
1996 — 1999
University of Central Florida
MA, Communications
2005 — 2007
University of West Florida
BA, Public Relations & Advertising
2000 — 2001
Skills
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Marketing
- B2b Marketing
- Economic Development
- Strategic Communications
- Social Media
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Community Outreach
- Marketing Communications
- Management
- Nonprofits
- Issues Management
- Corporate Communications
- Public Speaking
- Copywriting
- Strategic Planning
- Blogging
- Strategic Communications Counsel
- Marketing Strategy
- Leadership
- Digital Marketing
- Advertising
- Economic Development Marketing
- Newsletters
- Event Planning
- Social Media Marketing
- Speech Writing
- Project Management
- Branding
- Crisis Communications
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