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2026 Virginia Power 50 List: PATRICK BAIN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE LONG & FOSTER COS., FAIRFAX COUNTY
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
Photo by Mark Rhodes
Photo by Mark Rhodes
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: PATRICK BAIN
PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE LONG & FOSTER COS., FAIRFAX COUNTY
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
Bain became Long & Foster’s president and CEO in 2023. Founded in 1968, Long & Foster has more than 7,000 real estate agents across seven states and Washington, D.C. Bain joined Long & Foster in 2010 as president of its insurance and home warranty businesses.
Berkshire Hathaway affiliate HomeServices of America acquired Long & Foster in 2017, and in 2018, Bain took on oversight of Long & Foster Property Management and Long & Foster Rental Service Center.
Long & Foster completed 34,000 transactions in 2024. Prior to joining Long & Foster, the Allegheny College graduate served as vice president and general manager for Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Insurance Services. He founded internet insurance startup InsRateDirect.com in 1998 and was managing partner at the McDonnell Bain Group.
He negotiated both companies’ sales to larger insurance companies in 2002.
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