Stephanie Landrum is President & CEO of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP).  Appointed by the Board of Directors in April 2015, Stephanie has held leadership roles in the organization since 2005.  AEDP is responsible for leading the City of Alexandria’s efforts to grow the tax base, diversify the economy and attract and retain businesses and organizations.  The public-private corporation is focused on defining and marketing Alexandria as an innovative, creative, diverse, knowledge-based community with a high quality of life, located in the heart of the booming Northern Virginia economy.

AEDP utilizes marketing events, relationships with commercial brokerage, ownership and development communities, and media relations to promote Alexandria.  The organization and its leadership serve as chief economic advisor to various groups in Alexandria and provide advice and information to the Alexandria City Council, Planning Commission and City Departments.

AEDP is host to the Alexandria Small Business Development Center (SBDC), an organization that supports the formation and growth of entrepreneurs. As President & CEO, Stephanie provides strategic and financial oversight to this hosted organization. Stephanie also acts as administrator for the City of Alexandria’s Industrial Development Authority, a bond financing entity that assists qualified businesses and organizations with making investments within the City of Alexandria.

Stephanie serves in various capacities on Boards, Commissions and Committees related to economic development, marketing and business throughout the Washington, DC region. In recent years she was inducted into both the Washington Business Journal’s annual Women Who Mean Business and 40 Under 40 awards programs and was named the 2019 Business Leader of the Year by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.

Stephanie was instrumental in the creation of the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance (NOVA EDA), a partnership representing ten Northern Virginia jurisdictions. In recognition of that effort, and of her key role in landing Amazon’s second headquarters (HQ2) in Northern Virginia, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments recognized her in December 2019 with the Ronald F. Kirby Award for Collaborative Leadership. She has served on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA), currently as Immediate Past President & Nominating Committee Chair, for the past four years. VEDA is a statewide organization focused on shaping economic development public policy, as well as providing strong and effective education and networking for economic development professionals.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She grew up in Fairfax County, and lives in the Potomac Yard neighborhood of Alexandria.