Alexis Majied serves as Hampton Roads Transit’s Chief Communications Officer, providing executive leadership for the agency’s marketing, communications, public outreach, transit advertising and business development functions. As part of her executive leadership role, she serves on the boards of VisitNorfolk, the Greater Norfolk Corporation and the Virginia Transit Association, representing Hampton Roads Transit and advancing partnerships that support regional mobility, tourism and economic development.
With more than 20 years of marketing and communications experience, Majied has built a career focused on strategic communications, brand development and community engagement. She began her career in the promotions department at WAVY-TV 10 (NBC) before joining Hampton Roads Transit, where she helped develop communications strategies for the launch of The Tide light rail and Metro Area Express (MAX) services. She later held marketing communications roles in the construction equipment and healthcare industries before returning to HRT as Chief Communications Officer.
Majied is a member of the Hampton Roads chapters of Women in Transit, the Public Relations Society of America and the American Marketing Association. She also serves on the Boards of Directors for Girls on the Run Hampton Roads and Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast.
Her leadership has been recognized through numerous honors, including Inside Business Top Forty Under 40 (2022), Mass Transit Magazine Top Forty Under 40 (2024) and Coastal Virginia Business Magazine NextGen (2024). She is also a graduate of LEAD757 Class of 2023 and LEAD Virginia Class of 2024.
Majied earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Media and Communications from Norfolk State University, as well as a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University.