Holly Sullivan is the Vice President of World Wide Economic Development at Amazon. When Amazon decided in 2017 to create a $5 billion second corporate headquarters with 50,000 jobs, Holly was the person entrusted with leading the team that shaped Amazon’s evaluation of the 238 bids received from cities, counties, and states across North America. She leads a team at Amazon focused on global investment projects.
She has more than 20 years of experience in economic development, most recently as President and CEO of the Montgomery Business Development Corporation in Maryland. She also formerly led economic development organizations in the Nashville region. Holly received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Tennessee. She was recently named one of Washington DC’s Most Powerful Real Estate Players in 2020 by the Commercial Observer, Bethesda Magazine “Women Who Influence” in 2021, and Honorable Scout Award in 2021 by the Scouts of America. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Middle Tennessee Community Foundation and Advisory Board member for the University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business.