JEA announced a new addition to its extended leadership team with the appointment of Paul Mitchell as the utility’s new vice president of Economic Development.

In this role, Mitchell will provide strategic direction in executing JEA’s economic development efforts, using his more than 15 years of industry expertise to attract, expand and retain jobs and capital investment for Northeast Florida. Mitchell also will  lead the utility’s Real Estate team.

Prior to joining JEA, Mitchell was vice president of Business Development at Enterprise Florida, Inc. where he helped create more than 30,000 jobs and $6.8 billion in capital investment since 2018. Before his time at Enterprise Florida, Inc., Mitchell worked on business retention and expansion for Volusia County Economic Development.