CEO Jason Miller to step down in June 2020; Mark Weinberger, EY and Peter Scher, JPMorgan Chase to lead search for new CEO
Washington, D.C.—In almost three years since its creation, the Greater Washington Partnership has become a driving force in moving the region forward, having immediate impact around the issues and opportunities that differentiate the Capital Region as a leading innovative regional economy. Jason Miller has been the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership, and he will be stepping down as CEO in June 2020, to pursue opportunities working on pressing economic issues at the national level, building on his efforts driving economic growth and prosperity in a regional economy. As the Partnership looks forward, Mark Weinberger of EY and Peter Scher of JPMorgan Chase will lead the search for a new CEO to continue the advancement and impact of the organization.
"On behalf of the Board and all our stakeholders, I want to thank Jason for his leadership and service to the Greater Washington Partnership and our region," said Russ Ramsey, Chairman of the Greater Washington Partnership. "The Partnership has become an influential organization and building on our success and accomplishments—including the creation of the Capital CoLAB, the massive economic development win of Amazon's expansion, and the continued progress on transportation—this organization and this region head into the next decade with the wind at our back. The Board and I are appreciative of Jason's continued service through next summer and are excited for his future as he takes the next step toward his well-known intentions of addressing economic growth and prosperity issues at the national level."
"I am so incredibly proud of what the Greater Washington Partnership has achieved and I am so thankful to the Board and the Partnership team for this experience and opportunity to use my public and private sector experience to build an organization that works every day to strengthen the place that my family and I have come to call home," said Jason Miller, CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership. "I look forward to continuing this work into 2020, supporting the Board and continuing to grow the organization and our team. Our efforts here in the Capital Region can serve as a model for other regions, as we all address the pressing issues of economic mobility and prosperity that are front and center in our country today."
Under Jason's leadership, the Partnership has played an important role in moving the region forward. The Partnership has focused on a few key areas, driving innovative solutions around issues facing the region, including:
- Launching the Capital CoLAB (Collaborative of Leaders in Academia and Business), a first-of-its-kind partnership of businesses and educators working together to develop talent in the region by providing them with the needed digital skills to create a stronger pipeline into the workforce. The CoLAB is a new model for how employers and educators work at speed and scale to address our pressing education and workforce needs and positions the region to be a global leader for in-demand skills and talent.
- Being a driving force behind the regional effort to land Amazon's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The Partnership played a central role in supporting the unprecedented collaboration between Governor Ralph Northam (Virginia), Governor Larry Hogan (Maryland) and Mayor Muriel Bowser (District of Columbia) to attract Amazon's investment in the Capital Region. The Partnership's "when one wins, we all win" became a rallying cry for bringing together leaders from across business, higher education and government to help secure Amazon's commitment to the region.
- Leading the charge on regional mobility. As a member of the MetroNow Coalition, the Partnership helped secure dedicated metro funding for the first time with needed initial improvements in governance. The Partnership has leveraged its collaborative approach and strong support in the region, to develop a comprehensive transportation strategy, the Blueprint for Regional Mobility which has accelerated progress on bus improvements, potential commuter rail enhancements, and thoughtful approaches to performance-driven tolling.
- Launching with the Urban Institute and JPMorgan Chase a Regional Housing Framework—an effort to catalyze and inform action to address the Capital Region's future housing needs, beginning with the Washington metropolitan area.
The Partnership has also built an infrastructure of talented leadership and staff that ensures long-term growth, including expanding the Partnership Board from 17 founding Board members to 26 current Board members, with the addition of regional business leaders including: Tom Barkin of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Jay Carney of Amazon, Adrian Chapman of Washington Gas, J. Stephen Jones, MD of Inova, Matt Kelly of JBG SMITH, Luis Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank, Phebe Novakovic of General Dynamics, and Kathy Warden of Northrop Grumman.
About the Greater Washington Partnership
The Greater Washington Partnership is a first-of-its-kind civic alliance of CEOs in the region, drawing from the leading employers and entrepreneurs committed to making the Capital Region—from Baltimore to Richmond—one of the world's best places to live, work and build a business. Working in collaboration with leaders across our communities, the Partnership connects and leverages the region's extraordinary assets to advance inclusive, actionable solutions that strengthen the Capital Region as a leading global region and center for commerce and innovation.