Author
Roger Wehner, AWS Vice President of Economic Development
Roger Wehner currently leads the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Economic Development organization with a scope that includes site solution identification, project schedule acceleration, incentives, compliance, economics research, workforce development, and hyper local engagement.
Much of his career has been globally focused starting with a fifteen-year career in the US Army Special Operations community followed by international trade, management consulting, aerospace, and economic development. His thirty years of economic development service includes stints at the state, utility, regional, and local levels.
Roger led the international economic development efforts of Alabama Power Company, a part of the Southern Company (SO), for ten years. He has worked extensively across the aerospace industry, from VP of Business Development for a top ten international aerospace company (Safran) to operating multiple airports.
During his career, Roger has built his own site selection, due diligence, and location advisory consulting firm and several corporate economic development organizations.
He earned a B.A. in International Relations (Eastern Europe/Latin America) from Troy University, a M.A. in International Business (Latin America) from the University of Alabama, is currently Ph.D./ABD in Strategic Management from Virginia Tech, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA.
Much of his career has been globally focused starting with a fifteen-year career in the US Army Special Operations community followed by international trade, management consulting, aerospace, and economic development. His thirty years of economic development service includes stints at the state, utility, regional, and local levels.
Roger led the international economic development efforts of Alabama Power Company, a part of the Southern Company (SO), for ten years. He has worked extensively across the aerospace industry, from VP of Business Development for a top ten international aerospace company (Safran) to operating multiple airports.
During his career, Roger has built his own site selection, due diligence, and location advisory consulting firm and several corporate economic development organizations.
He earned a B.A. in International Relations (Eastern Europe/Latin America) from Troy University, a M.A. in International Business (Latin America) from the University of Alabama, is currently Ph.D./ABD in Strategic Management from Virginia Tech, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA.
