Board Director
Congressman
Owen Pickett

Congressman Pickett began his distinguished career in public service in 1972 by serving in the Virginia House of Delegates where he gained a reputation for his fiscal conservatism. While in the House of Delegates, Congressman Pickett served on numerous boards and committees, including the Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, Democratic City Committee Virginia Beach, and on the executive committee of the Southern Growth Policies Board.

In 1986 Congressman Pickett was elected to the 100th Congress to represent Virginia's Second District. Virginia's Second District is home to the nation's largest military complex with facilities serving commands of the Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and the NATO Atlantic Command. Appropriately, Congressman Pickett serves on the Armed Services Committee. He is the Ranking Member on the Military Research and Development Subcommittee and also serves on the Readiness Subcommittee.

Congressman Pickett is a member of the Congressional Study Group on Germany, as well as the Congressional Study Groups on Japan and the Duma-Congress. He participated in the first Congress-Bundestag-Japanese Diet Trilateral Seminar. Congressman Pickett retired at the conclusion of the 106th Congress. As a life-long political leader in both Virginia and the United States, after his retirement from the US Congress, Congressman Pickett has been devoting his wisdom and resources to the further development and economic growth in his home state.

Congressman Pickett graduated from Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond School of Law, and was admitted to the Virginia Bar. In addition to practicing law, Congressman Pickett is a certified public accountant.