Aubrey L. Layne

Aubrey L. Layne, Jr was appointed to the VPA Board by Governor Northam to serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. Mr. Layne is Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff for Sentara Healthcare. As Chief of Staff, 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. Mr. Layne, a Certified Public Accountant by trade, was appointed by Governor Northam as Secretary of Finance for the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2018 and previously Mr. Layne served as Secretary of Transportation under former Governor Terence R. McAuliffe from 2014 to 2018. He also previously served on the Commonwealth Transportation Board representing Hampton Roads. Mr. Layne is the Virginia Port Authority Board’s Chesapeake and Portsmouth Representative. Mr. Layne was elected Chairman of the Board on July 13, 2022.