Brent Barkway joined the staff of Pinellas County Economic Development in August 2014, as a Business Development Manager specializing in Export Development, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Trade Zone management and expansion/relocation projects.  Brent’s focus is helping local companies explore international markets by leveraging available resources on a global scale.   In past years, Brent has led successful trade missions to markets throughout Central and South America and has conducted Foreign Direct Investment missions to Europe and Canada.   In 2014, Brent collaborated with regional partners to launch Global Tampa Bay, the trade and investment collaborative that brings together the resources of Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties to promote the region internationally.