Gov. Terry McAuliffe

Terry McAuliffe served as the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. As Governor, McAuliffe focused on equality for all Virginians, enhancing quality of life, and building a new diversified economy that made economic opportunity a right, not a privilege.

As Governor, McAuliffe conducted a record 35 trade missions, personally delivering Virginia’s calling card to business and political leaders around the globe and bringing over 1,100 economic development projects to the Commonwealth. McAuliffe, during his four year term, was the most traveled governor in the United States of America, visiting 24 countries on five continents.

Under McAuliffe’s leadership, hundreds of thousands of jobs were created and more than $20 billion in capital investment to communities across the Commonwealth.

McAuliffe also served as Chairman of the National Governors from 2016 to 2016 and President Barack Obama appointed McAuliffe to the NGA’s Council of Governors to provide advice on national security matters. In December 2017, McAuliffe was named “Public Official of the Year” by GOVERNING magazine.

Prior to his tenure as Governor of Virginia, McAuliffe was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Ambassador to the Taejon Expo in 1993, co-chaired President Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign and inauguration, and served as chairman of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, and as chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 Presidential campaign.