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Virginia 500 Spotlight: WAYNE F. WILBANKS
FIRST JOB: I worked in a Baskin-Robbins in downtown Chicago. Lost my appetite for ice cream for at least a decade. ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Several items of advice: Choose your business environment or partners very carefully as it will reflect directly on your success. Take entrepreneurial risks early in your career as you[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JONATHAN S. BELCHER
TRAITS I ADMIRE: Loyalty, honesty and integrity FIRST JOB: Law clerk for the county attorney’s office in York County HOW I DEFINE SUCCESS: I define success not so much by what I have accomplished myself, but by how I have been able to help others. As an economic developer in a very economically distressed area, […]
Virginia 500 October 2025 Spotlight: CHRIS KEFFER
FIRST JOB: Washing dishes at the local restaurant INTERESTING PLACES I’VE TRAVELED: The Exumas and Abacos, super cool island chains that are part of the Bahamas MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Babe Ruth autographed baseball given to me by my grandmother ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Show up early to work, take on hard projects and dem[...]
Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the sixth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List. Read a note from our associate publisher about how we select the Virginia 500. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by in[...]
