Appointed by Governor McAuliffe : July 1, 2016
Reappointed by Governor Northam: July 1, 2020
Current Term Expires: June 30, 2024
Mr. Ampy serves as chief executive officer of Astyra Corp., a technology consulting and staffing firm based in Richmond. Mr. Ampy attended Old Dominion University where he received a bachelor’s degree in computer science. In addition, he has attended executive management programs at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and the Darden School of Business at University of Virginia.
Mr. Ampy served for eight years on the board of visitors for ODU, serving as secretary of the board, chairman of the Academic and Research Advancement Committee and chairman of the Student Engagement Committee. He serves on ODU’s Strome College of Business Advisory Board as well as the University of Richmond’s E. Claiborne Robins School of Business Advisory Board.
Mr. Ampy has also served on the board of organizations including the Virginia Biotech Research Park Authority, Science Museum of Virginia, Metropolitan Business League (former chairman), American Red Cross of Virginia, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Community Foundation, Venture Richmond, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Richmond, the Virginia High-Tech Partnership and Team Up Richmond.
Mr. Ampy has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Oliver R. Singleton Humanitarian Award, Team Up Richmond Vision Award, Metropolitan Business League Distinguished Community Service Award, Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council Entrepreneurs of the Year (two times), Metropolitan Business League Entrepreneurs of the Year (two times), Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council Lasting Impressions Award (three times). He has been a finalist for the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award and as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Mr. Ampy lives in Midlothian with his wife, LaTrice.