Leadership

Walter Vinson

Assistant General Manager, Business Diversity and Government Affairs

Walter Vinson is the assistant general manager of Business Diversity and Government Affairs. In this role, Walter manages the integration and inclusion of small, minority and female-owned firm participation in the Airport’s capital improvement program. In addition, he manages the Airport’s state and federal legislative affairs, including initiating legislation at all levels and monitoring state and federal legislation that impacts the Airport.

In 2006, Mr. Vinson joined Hartsfield-Jackson as the Government Affairs manager, where he led lobbying efforts to fund various projects to improve the overall efficiency of Airport operations, infrastructure and security. In 2020, he joined the City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office as Intergovernmental Affairs manager, representing Atlanta on legislative matters before the Georgia General Assembly and the United States Congress. Mr. Vinson’s advocacy strategy resulted in $292 million in direct Coronavirus Relief federal funding. In 2022, he returned to ATL as the director of Government Affairs.

Previously, Mr. Vinson represented Fulton County as a legislative administrator in Atlanta. On Capitol Hill, he served in governmental roles including legislative director for U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson as well as senior professional staff manager for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

Mr. Vinson obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Alcorn State University and a Master of Public Administration from Bowie State University.