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Law 2023: ROBERT ‘BOB’ TATA
As a young naval officer, Tata navigated across the Atlantic and back using only celestial navigation. Today, he navigates the Norfolk office of Hunton Andrews Kurth, an $830 million law firm with 435 employees in Virginia and 1,619 employees worldwide. Tata received his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Naval Academy (where he set 17 records […]
Real Estate 2023: PATRICK BAIN
Promoted to president and CEO in March, Bain first joined The Long & Foster Cos. in 2010 as president of its insurance and home warranty businesses. In 2018, he took on oversight of Long & Foster Property Management and Long & Foster Rental Service Center. He rebranded the property management business to HomeServices Property Management […]
Real Estate 2023: KYLE SCHOPPMANN
Schoppmann oversees six offices in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., as well as the performance and strategic growth of business in the mid-Atlantic region for CBRE, a $30.8 billion commercial real estate giant with more than 115,000 employees. A graduate of Duke University and the University of Michigan, she has more than 20 years of […]
For the Record September 2023
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Richmond-based convenience store giant Arko’s revenue for the second quarter fell 3%, $2.47 billion from last year’s total, despite a 21% jump in total gallons of gasoline and diesel sold and a 12% increase in merchandise sales. According to Arko, its margin on gasoline and diesel — the difference between the price it […]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ANDY EDMUNDS
When Hollywood productions like “Dopesick,” “Cold Mountain,” “Wonder Woman 1984” and others want to film in Virginia, they come to Edmunds to get the ball rolling. As director of the Virginia Film Office since 2011 — and the office’s locations manager for 14 years before that — Edmunds helps productions access economic incentives and works […]
Economic Development 2023: VICTOR HOSKINS
Hoskins is well known in Virginia for the leading role he played in bringing Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters to Arlington County, where he previously led economic development. In 2019, he moved next door to lead Fairfax County’s authority. His wins so far have included last year’s announcement that hotelier Hilton Worldwide Holdings […]
Economic Development 2023: CHRISTINA WINN
Winn, who became Prince William’s economic development head in 2019, is president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association. She came to the county after leading Arlington Economic Development’s Business Investment Group, where she was a key member of the team that landed Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters. Last year, Prince William reported more […]
Education 2023: PETER BLAKE
Blake will leave quite a legacy when he steps down from his role as director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia at the end of the year. SCHEV is establishing a search committee for his replacement and will work with the state education secretary’s office and others. During Blake’s 11 years at […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JOHN HENEGHAN
A former English teacher who went into tech in the 21st century, Heneghan has led ASGN’s federal consulting subsidiary since 2022. He previously was the company’s chief operating officer, and Heneghan held executive roles at Stanley Associates and CGI Federal. ECS expanded last fall with ASGN’s acquisition of cybersecurity business Iron Vine Security for an […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: PHEBE N. NOVAKOVIC
Since 2013, Novakovic has led the world’s sixth largest aerospace and defense company, with 105,000 employees worldwide and revenue of $39.4 billion in fiscal 2022. Ranked No. 30 on Forbes’ 2022 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, she is a Smith College and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School graduate and is one of the highest […]
