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Manufacturing 2023: TOM HAYES
Hayes began working for the Swedish tobacco products manufacturer in 2006, serving as chief financial officer and senior vice president before becoming president in 2020. Swedish Match manufactures and sells smoke-free oral tobacco products that have a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease and lung cancer than cigarettes, according to the Food and Drug […]
Telecommunications 2023: MICHAEL KEEGAN
Keegan has been CEO of TNS, a privately held networking, integrated data and voice services provider that employs 1,300 people, since 2013. He joined the company in 2001 and was influential in its expansion into more than 60 countries. In 2021, TNS was acquired by a Koch Industries subsidiary, and in August 2022, TNS acquired […]
September 2023 Virginia 500 Spotlight: DONNA PRICE HENRY
FIRST JOB: I worked at a Dairy Queen during the summers while I was in high school. FAVORITE APP: Apple Fitness, except when it tells me that I’m behind in meeting my goals for the day HOW I BALANCE WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE: Some days, I am better at this than others. In my role […]
Education 2023: JONATHAN R. ALGER
Alger, who joined JMU in 2012, has led the public university to new heights. In the past two years, the university received R2 research classification from the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, joined the Sun Belt Conference and the FBS level in NCAA Division I football, and saw the graduation of the first cohort from […]
2023 Virginia 500: Real Estate
Patrick Bain PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE LONG & FOSTER COS., CHANTILLY Stephen Ballard PRESIDENT AND CEO, S.B. BALLARD CONSTRUCTION, VIRGINIA BEACH Brendan Bechtel CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BECHTEL CORP., RESTON Brian F. Bortell PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, TIMMONS GROUP, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Gary Bowman FOUNDER, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, BOWMAN […]
Education 2023: KEVIN F. HALLOCK
Hallock, who joined UR as its president in 2021, launched a new strategic plan for the private university this year that includes more faculty, increased and simplified financial aid and greater community involvement. In March, UR announced a $25 million gift — the second largest in the university’s history — from alumni and longtime donors […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: BRIAN HUSEMAN
Huseman is one of the most prominent representatives of Amazon.com in Arlington, where the e-tailer held a grand opening for the first buildings on its HQ2 East Coast headquarters campus in June. A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney and associate general counsel for the Federal Trade Commission, Huseman leads Amazon’s federal lobbying work and […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: MATT TAIT
Tait was named CEO and president of the government contractor in October 2022, shortly after the 55-year-old company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group. The Navy veteran joined the company in 2018 as a division president and was named chief operating officer in 2020, leading the company’s expansion and the repositioning […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: M. SANJAYAN
In his role as host of the PBS series “Changing Planet,” Sanjayan explores how communities from Australia to the Arctic are confronting climate change and creating innovative solutions. And as CEO of Conservation International since 2017, Sanjayan has been instrumental in advancing the organization’s mission to safeguard nature for the well-being of humanity. Since his […]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: PHARRELL WILLIAMS
* EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this entry was written, Williams has moved with his family to Paris, where Louis Vuitton’s corporate headquarters is located. He previously had dual homes in Virginia Beach and Miami. Williams made a worldwide splash in June when the 13-time Grammy winner debuted his first fashion collection as men’s creative director for […]
Health Care 2023: SETH BLACKLEY
With an eye toward cutting health care costs by bringing together the people, processes and technology that focus on preventive care, Blackley co-founded health care tech company Evolent Health in 2011 with fellow Harvard alums Frank Williams and Tom Peterson. Four years later, Evolent went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Blackley, who had […]
Health Care 2023: DR. STERLING N. RANSONE JR.
A third-generation family physician, Ransone also serves as board chair for the American Academy of Family Physicians, the professional association representing 136,700 physicians and medical students nationwide. A family medicine practitioner for more than 25 years, he is physician practice director at Riverside Fishing Bay Family Practice in rural Deltaville. He joined AAFP in 1995 […]
