Cliff Fleet

Cliff Fleet has served as president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation since 2020 and is an adjunct professor at the William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business. He currently co-chairs the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable and serves on the boards of the Hollins University, the Virginia Business Higher Education Council, and Virginia Growth and Opportunity. He retired as the president and CEO of Philip Morris USA in 2017 after a multi-decade career at the Altria family of companies where he held senior leadership roles in marketing, business development, strategy, operations, investor relations, and sales. Previously, Fleet served as Chair of the William and Mary Foundation as well as the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Fleet has earned four degrees from William and Mary including a bachelor’s degree in history and religion, a master’s degree in history, a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor. He also has a graduate degree in education from the University of Virginia.