backs startup businesses. He also is chairman of the Case Foundation and joined The Giving Pledge, affirming that he and wife Jean would give away the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. Recent developments: For the ninth time, Case is launching his Rise of the Rest road trip this April, awarding a startup company $100,000 at each of five stops in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkan- sas and Missouri. Since 2014, Case has toured 43 cities. Also, in October, Rise of the Rest closed its second $150 million fund with investors such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Eric Schmidt and Spanx’s Sara Blakely.
C. Daniel Clemente, chairman and CEO, Clemente Development Co. Inc., Tysons
Why he is influential: A Northern Virginia developer since 1965, Dan Clemente has been an instrumental participant in the shaping of Tysons into its present-day
status as perhaps the nation’s premiere experiment in urban placemaking. A former rector of George Mason University and chair of its board of trustees, Clemente serves on the board of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
Recent developments: The capstone of Clemente’s development career is close to fruition as Fairfax granted key approvals late last year for The View at Tysons, his $1.3 billion, 3 million- square-foot mixed-use, live-work-play development. Its plans include the appropriately named Iconic Tower, which, at 600 feet tall, will rise higher than the Washington Monument and will be the tallest building in Virginia.
Benjamin J. Davenport Jr., chairman, First Piedmont Corp. and Davenport Energy Inc., Chatham Why he is influential: Davenport chairs two companies based in Southern Virginia: Davenport Energy, a petroleum products manufacturer founded by his father, and First Piedmont Corp., a
waste-hauling, disposal and recycling company in Virginia and North Caro- lina. He also has served on numerous boards, including as former rector of Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors and currently as vice chairman of the Vir- ginia Growth and Opportunity Board. Recent developments: In January, Davenport was elected an at-large board member with the Virginia Cham- ber of Commerce. Also that month, Davenport Energy awarded 60 small grants from the ExxonMobil Educa-
tional Alliance to classrooms, teachers and students in its service area, includ- ing Pittsylvania County and Danville.
William B. “Bill” Downey, CEO, Riverside Health System, Newport News Why he is influential: Downey oversees a health system with scores of service locations in eastern Virginia, from pediatric centers to retirement communities. They’re located from Hampton,
through Williamsburg, into the Northern Neck and over to the Eastern Shore. Downey seems nearly as present, serving on the boards of the James- town-Yorktown Foundation, the Virginia Symphony and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Authority. Recent developments: In February, Riverside marked the conclusion of a $55 million renovation and expansion to its Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester. The health system also was cited by The Washington Post as a posi- tive contrast to the University of Virginia Health System, where an examination found a high number of patients in dire straits because of medical billing. The report lauded a policy by Riverside that forgives bills exceeding annual house- hold income.
Todd Haymore, managing director, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond
Why he is influential: Haymore took over in 2018 as lead of the new global economic development, commerce and government relations group of Hunton Andrews Kurth — a law firm that resulted from a merger that year between Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon. Haymore isn’t an attorney, but he has about 1,000 of them on hand. He’s called on for his considerable insight into Virginia government and policy, having worked in the administrations of three governors. He was commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under Gov. Tim Kaine, and he was sec- retary of agriculture and forestry under governors Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe, who named him secretary of commerce and trade. Haymore also serves on the board of visitors for Virginia Commonwealth University and the boards of the Washington Airports Task Force, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Virginia FREE.
Recent developments: When buzz built around McAuliffe’s pos- sible presidential ambitions, Haymore stepped out to defend his former boss’s economic record in a Roanoke Times op-ed last year. Haymore worked publicly against a repeal of the right-to-work law that was under debate during the 2020 General Assembly session. He’s also helping with InvestSWVA, a new public-private initiative to boost workforce and economic development efforts in Southwest Virginia.
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