Wiley Blankenship serves as Woodward’s Gulf Coast Market Leader, focused on expanding the firm’s construction operations and market presence across Alabama and key Gulf Coast markets. In this strategic leadership role, Wiley leads regional growth initiatives while strengthening relationships with owners, developers, and institutional partners. He works closely with clients to align project goals with Woodward’s construction expertise, helping navigate the unique demands of complex projects in coastal, industrial, and public-sector environments.

Wiley brings extensive experience advancing large-scale capital projects through collaboration with public agencies, private industry, and municipal stakeholders. Prior to joining Woodward, he served as President and CEO of Coastal Alabama Partnership, a private-sector-led, not-for-profit organization uniting regional leaders across Mobile and Baldwin counties to advocate for shared economic priorities. In that role, Wiley helped align economic development organizations, port and transportation interests, chambers of commerce, tourism entities, and business leaders to advance initiatives related to infrastructure, policy, environmental stewardship, and regional competitiveness. He also served as Executive Director of Coastal 150 and Coastal PAC, supporting advocacy efforts critical to Alabama’s coastal counties.

Throughout his career, Wiley has been recognized for his ability to build consensus, navigate regulatory frameworks, and move complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives forward. His leadership experience includes appointments by Governor Kay Ivey to the Southern Rail Commission—where he served as Chairman of the three-state compact between Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana—and to the Alabama State Tourism Council. He has also served on the boards of the Business Council of Alabama and the Southern Economic Development Council and is a graduate of Leadership Alabama, Class XXVIII. Wiley currently serves on the advisory boards of The Mitchell College of Business and the Center for Real Estate and Economic Development at the University of South Alabama.

Wiley holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Auburn University and is a graduate of the Organizational Management Institute at the University of Georgia. He lives in Mobile with his wife, Marlo, and their two children.