Cecd Joseph M. Topham

Joseph M. Topham, CEcD, currently serves as the Director at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, a position held since April 2021, with previous roles as Senior Business Manager and Business Manager within the same organization. Prior to this, Topham worked for the Town of Ashland, Virginia as the Business Retention & Expansion Manager from May 2015 to April 2021, and served in the County Administrator's Office for Economic Development & Operations in King William County from 2011 to May 2015. Topham's earlier experience includes a role as District Liaison for Economic Development & Constituent Services in the U.S. House of Representatives under Representative Tom Perriello from 2009 to 2011. Topham obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and furthered education at the University of Oklahoma, completing the Economic Development Institute. Additionally, Topham participated in the Political Leaders Program at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership in 2012.