Ryan Touhill

Ryan Touhill is the Director of Arlington Economic Development. Mr. Touhill has extensive experience overseeing economic development agency operations and a proven track record implementing local small business grant and economic recovery programs. He has played a key role in fostering regional cooperation and attracting and retaining business in their local and regional market.

Prior to joining the County, Mr. Touhill served as both the Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff with the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP). In these leadership roles, he has been instrumental in managing the daily activities of AEDP’s Business Development, Small Business, and Economic Recovery departments and was responsible for managing AEDP’s internal business operations. While at AEDP, he also served on the project management team responsible for securing Amazon’s second headquarters in Northern Virginia and Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria. In addition, Mr. Touhill has held positions with the City of Alexandria government in the budget and human resources departments.