Anna Nissinen is the Senior Vice President of the Fairfax County (Va.) Economic Development Authority (FCEDA). Ms. Nissinen is responsible for growing the commercial tax base of the largest economy in the Commonwealth of Virginia (GDP of $137B) to support an unparalleled quality of life for a thriving community of 1.1+ million residents at the doorsteps of the U.S. capital Washington, D.C.
At the FCEDA, Ms. Nissinen oversees the attraction and retention of domestic and foreign business investment working with an ecosystem of more than 47,000 companies of which more than 10,000 are in the technology sector. This work includes the oversight of FCEDA’s global operations spanning from the U.S. East Coast to the West Coast, and from Europe to United Kingdom, Korea, and India. Ms. Nissinen also leads a team that has secured approximately $2.5 billion in earned media value through placements in top-tier national and international media including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New York Times, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Handelsblatt, and more.
