Mr. Conte served as chairman of Woods Rogers PLC, Western Virginia’s largest law firm headquartered in Roanoke with regional offices in Richmond, Charlottesville and Danville. In addition to his practice of corporate law, Mr. Conte has extensive experience advising boards of directors and executive teams on a broad range of matters. His expertise ranges from managing complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions to risk management and contracting best practices.
Mr. Conte serves on the board for the Carilion Clinic Foundation and has been instrumental in transforming its mission to include generating community support for the Clinic. He also serves on the board for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and is active in many community organizations, including the boards of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, the Taubman Museum of Art, and the Virginia Western Community College Foundation.