Taylor Chess has joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors. He is an appointee of the governor of Virginia for a term expiring in November 2026. 

Chess is the president of development for The Peterson Companies and serves on the company’s investment committee. 

Prior to joining The Peterson Companies, Chess was senior vice president of investments at Regency Centers, where he established the mid-Atlantic and northeast offices. During his eight-year tenure, he developed 11 shopping centers valued at approximately $660 million and assisted in the acquisition of 140 commercial properties. 

Chess studied at California State University, Northridge. He serves on numerous philanthropic boards and committees including Joe Gibbs’ Youth for Tomorrow, Fairfax County’s Sports Tourism Tax Force and the Fairfax Founders Board. 

About the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority operates the U.S. Capital Region’s gateways to the nation and the world, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Airport Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road. The Authority also managed construction of the Silver Line, a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through northern Virginia, which began service to Dulles International in 2022.