Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe joins Adam Murray, Bryan Nix, and Stuart Saulters for a wide-ranging conversation on entrepreneurship, politics, economic development, and the energy infrastructure needed to support America’s future.
McAuliffe’s career includes launching his first business at age 14, starting or acquiring dozens of other companies, and mixing business and public service. As governor, he sought to lead with a pragmatic focus on jobs, economic development, and “getting stuff done.”
During the episode, McAuliffe explains how the lack of long-term natural gas infrastructure cost Virginia major manufacturing projects when he was governor, especially in regions that needed new jobs after coal’s decline. He shares how his experience as Virginia’s top executive shows that reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is essential not only for industry and consumers, but also for national security.
The conversation digs into the massive growth of data centers and artificial intelligence, and the need for Virginia and other states to prepare for dramatically higher energy demand while balancing local concerns, water use, environmental safeguards, and permitting. While strongly supportive of wind, solar, nuclear, and efficiency, McAuliffe makes the case that natural gas must remain part of a realistic clean-energy strategy.
As national co-chair of the Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future Coalition, McAuliffe is working to bring Democrats, Republicans, governors, and policymakers together around practical energy solutions. He calls for less partisanship, more compromise, and a renewed focus on building the infrastructure America needs to keep energy reliable and support the nation’s growing economy.
About Gov. Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe served as governor of Virginia from 2014-2018 with a focus on economic development, which included an “all of the above” approach to expanding the commonwealth’s energy infrastructure.
McAuliffe is a businessman, entrepreneur and father who has lived in Fairfax County, Virginia, for more than 20 years. He is the son of Jack McAuliffe, who was an Army Captain in World War II, and Millie McAuliffe, who raised McAuliffe and his three brothers.
To help pay for college, McAuliffe started a business paving driveways for neighbors and local businesses at the age of 14. Since then, he has worked with and led numerous businesses in diverse sectors of the economy, helping to improve companies and create economic opportunity. In politics and business, McAuliffe has worked with people from all walks of life and different political backgrounds.
McAuliffe attended The Catholic University of America and Georgetown University Law Center. He and his wife Dorothy have attended St. Luke Catholic Church for two decades and have been involved in many sports, activities and competitions with their five children: Dori, Jack, Mary, Sally and Peter.
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