The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority operates under the direction of seven commissioners, who are local residents and business people appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Commissioners ensure that the business community is well represented in the policy-making functions of the FCEDA. The Commission meets monthly at FCEDA headquarters in Tysons Corner.
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Steven L. Davis, Chairman
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Steve Davis to the FCEDA Commission in May 2001, and he has chaired the body since August 2004.
Mr. Davis has 34 years of experience in the energy industry, most recently as a senior executive with Exxon Mobil Corporation. After the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999, he held the positions of Vice President-Downstream Business Services and Assistant Corporate Controller. He joined Mobil Corporation as Corporate Controller in 1998 after a 23-year career at Chevron Corporation. He has led significant new business development activities in South America, Southeast Asia, China, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Mr. Davis has written several articles for books and publications on financial operations, system implementations and business value networks.
Mr. Davis holds a bachelor of science degree in economics from Auburn University. He attended several universities for post-graduate studies and executive education programs. In addition to his service on the FCEDA Commission, he chairs the Advisory Board for the George Mason University School of Management, serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Virginia Business Council.
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Michael Horwatt, Vice Chairman
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Michael Horwatt to the FCEDA Commission in July 1984, and he has been reappointed six times. He is president of Michael Horwatt and Associates P.C., a business, real estate and litigation law firm. With 30 years of legal experience, he is considered an authority in business and real estate law, media law, commercial litigation, pubic/private partnerships and local government law. In the summer of 2009, fellow commissioners honored Mr. Horwatt for his 25 years of service to the Economic Development Authority.
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Ronald C. Johnson, Secretary
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Ron Johnson to the FCEDA Commission in November 2001. He is chairman and CEO of Ronson Network Services Corporation. Previously he was founder and managing partner of Ronson Communication & Information Systems. Mr. Johnson has served on a number of state-wide boards including the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, the Governor's Alliance for a Drug Free Virginia and the Southern Technology Council.
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Catherine Lange, Assistant Secretary
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Catherine Lange to the FCEDA Commission in November 2009. Ms. Lange is founder, president and CEO of BusinessWorks of America, Inc., a management consulting and leadership development firm formed in 1995. She has more than 35 years of business experience, with more than 20 years at two Fortune 500 technology companies – Digital Equipment Corporation and Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) – followed by nearly 15 years as a small business owner. Ms. Lange serves on a number of business and non-profit boards. In 2009 she was elected to the corporate board of Métier, a software and services company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. She also serves as a board member and Executive Committee member of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and is the co-chair of the Workforce Development Committee. She founded the chamber’s Women’s Business Council. She is a board member of the Northern Virginia Community Foundation and serves on the advisory board for Fairfax Futures. She is a co-founder and former president of the Angels Network, a charity focused on women helping others. Ms. Lange holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. She has lived in Fairfax County for more than 30 years.
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Michael Lewis, Treasurer
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Mike Lewis to the FCEDA Commission in September 2004. He is president of Liberty Capitol LLC, a Fairfax County-based finance and managing consulting firm that operates in the disciplines of aerospace, defense, and counter-terrorism for U.S. and international companies in areas of marketing, business development, and access to capital. Previously he served as chief enterprise officer for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a past chairman of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and has chaired its NOVABizPAC. He is on the board of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and serves on the board of trustees for the University of Virginia Athletics Foundation. He is a member of the Tysons Corner Land Use Task Force.
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Mark Lowham
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Mark Lowham to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) Commission in December 2009. He is executive vice president of the West*Group, a full-service real estate development, construction, brokerage, and management organization based in McLean, Virginia. He has been affiliated with West*Group since 1989. He was a co-founder and principal of The Meridian Group based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and later joined West*Group to lead its business development efforts. Mr. Lowham is a member of the Board of Visitors of Fairfax-based George Mason University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Inova Foundation, the Medical Care for Children Partnership and the Executive Committee of CharityWorks. He chairs Inova Health System’s Life with Cancer program. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Wolf Trap Associates, the Harry Byrd School of Business at Shenandoah University and the YMCA of Greater Washington. He also is a former chairman of the Board of Trustees of Phillips Programs for Children and Families in Annandale. Mr. Lowham graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics in 1985, and received a master’s degree in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1989. He lives in McLean.
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Sudhakar Shenoy
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Sudhakar Shenoy to the FCEDA Commission in April 2002. He is founder, chairman and CEO of Information Management Consultants, Inc. (IMC) located in McLean. IMC is an internationally recognized systems and software development firm serving both governmental and commercial sectors. Mr. Shenoy has served on the State of Virginia Technology Commission, the Virginia Innovative Technology Authority and the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
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