Nov. 4, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bobbie Kilberg, President & CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the largest technology council in the nation, has been named one of five Co-Chairs for Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell's Transition Team.
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"On behalf of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, I am delighted to participate as one of the five Co-Chairs of Governor-Elect McDonnell's transition," Kilberg said. "The Governor-Elect clearly recognizes the importance of the technology industry to the economic growth of the Commonwealth and we look forward to working with him, his staff, and the incoming Administration."
In addition to Kilberg, the other Transition Co-Chairs are: Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Bill Mims, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Thomas Farrell, Chairman, President & CEO, Dominion Resources; and Kay Cole James, President & Founder, Gloucester Institute.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia and is the largest technology council in the nation. NVTC has about 1,000 member companies representing more than 200,000 employees. Its membership includes companies from all sectors of the technology industry and the service providers that support these companies, as well as universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events; specialized services and benefits; public policy advocacy; branding of its region as a major global technology center; initiatives in targeted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and education arenas; the Equal Footing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that serves local area youth; and The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC which mentors new technology entrepreneurs. Visit NVTC at www.nvtc.org.
SOURCE Northern Virginia Technology Council
