Aubrey Layne

Aubrey L. Layne, Jr. is Executive Vice President, Governance & External Affairs for Sentara Healthcare. Aubrey started this position at Sentara in July, 2021. Layne oversees a number of Sentara teams including legislative affairs, corporate social responsibility, the Sentara Foundation - Hampton Roads, real estate, construction, marketing and communications, and the Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Before joining Sentara, Layne served in Governor Ralph Northam's administration as the Virginia Secretary of Finance. Layne was responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth's annual revenue forecasts and administering the approximately $140 billion biennial state budget along with being chairman of the state's Debt Advisory Board. He was also charged by Governor Northam to act as the state's CFO (an expanded role for the Secretary of Finance) and advises the Governor on all significant financial contracts entered into by state agencies. Before serving as Secretary of Finance, Layne was appointed to Virginia Secretary of Transportation for Governor Terence McAuliffe.

Prior to becoming a public servant, Layne served as President of longtime Sentara community partner An Achievable Dream Academy in Newport News, Va., as President and Principal Broker of Great Atlantic Properties in Virginia Beach, and as President of Hofheimer's Inc., which was based in Norfolk. He began his career at KPMG.