Global Internet Hub Committee
The Global Internet Hub committee:
Glenn Ballard, President and CEO, Dragonfli Group LLC
Charles J. Bauman III, Assistant Director, City of Portsmouth Department of Economic Development
Mickael Benita, Vice President of Technology, CarMax
Stan Blackwell, Director, Data Center Practice, Dominion Energy
Scott Brown, Owner, Pixel Factory Data Center
Steve Harrison, Vice President, Business Intelligence and Communications, Hampton Roads Alliance
Michael Karafotis, Managing Director, Data Quality & Control Executive, Bank of America
John W. Martin, President and CEO, RVA757 Connects
Marcellus Nixon, Executive Director, Southside Network Authority
Angela Oakes, Vice President of Strategy, Greater Richmond Partnership
Anthony Romanello, Executive Director, Henrico Economic Development Authority
Barrett Stork, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Cox Communications
Pedro “Peter” Wallace, Chief Information Officer, City of Virginia Beach
The Global Internet Hub Committee was created in the fall of 2023 to implement the Global Internet Hub Strategic Plan and to build upon the momentum of the planning process that took place in 2022 and 2023 by the Steering Committee.
The planning process that culminated in the Global Internet Hub Strategic Plan demonstrated to Steering Committee members the value and related benefits of a well-coordinated effort. Appropriately, the Steering Committee recommended the establishment of a formal and ongoing Council to support and advance the nine strategies required to build out a Global Internet Hub for the I-64 Innovation Corridor megaregion.
The Global Internet Hub Committee was created to begin implementing the strategies.