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Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: TING XU
A Shanghai native, Xu graduated from Old Dominion University and settled in Richmond in 1989. She was working as a computer programmer for the state health department in 1993 when she started a small decorative flag venture in her garage, investing $20,000. Established in part to provide work for her parents, who had been engineers […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: FRANK ROTMAN
Rotman started fintech venture capital firm QED Investors with Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris in 2007. With $4.3 billion under management, QED has invested in more than 200 companies, including Credit Karma, Klarna and SoFi Technologies. As a student at the University of Virginia, Rotman worked as a research assistant at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: JANET N. TOPE
Many executives at Tope’s level have a long list of employers on their résumés. Tope has just one: Wells Fargo. The Florida State University alumna “stumbled into” the bank in 1988 straight out of college with her business degree in hand and has been there ever since. In 2017, she was promoted to director of […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: HANS VonKRUGER
In college, VonKruger took a part-time job as a teller to help pay for tuition. After working for JPMorgan Chase for more than 20 years, VonKruger joined Bank of America in 2016, becoming consumer banking market leader for southeastern Virginia. He has been the Hampton Roads market executive since 2018, managing about 575 employees and […]
Health Care 2023: SEAN T. CONNAUGHTON
As leader of the nonprofit trade association representing 27 health care systems and hospitals since 2014, Connaughton strives to support the sustainability of Virginia’s health care system, reduce health care costs and improve the health of Virginia residents. A former chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors who also practiced law for 15 […]
Manufacturing 2023: KATHERINE WILLIAMS
On July 1, Williams succeeded CEO Gary Mignogna, who became Framatome’s board chairman upon his retirement after 45 years leading the nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturer. Williams has worked for the U.S. subsidiary of French nuclear reactor manufacturer Framatome (formerly Areva NP) for more than 20 years and manages all of the parent company’s financial […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
As the head of United Way Worldwide since October 2021, Williams has been focused on aligning stronger partnerships with the nonprofit’s 45,000 corporate partners and managing its 1.5 million volunteers. The first Black woman to lead the organization, Williams brings 30-plus years of management experience to her position at UWW, including executive leadership roles at […]
Real Estate 2023: TONY FIORILLO
Fiorillo was promoted to president of the ECS Group of Cos. in April 2020 after serving as chief operating officer. He began his career at ECS in 1993 as a field technician. Fiorillo leads the development of the organization’s long- and short-term strategies and manages overall operations. He also oversees the company’s fiscal activity, including […]
Real Estate 2023: CHRISTOPHER MOLIVADAS
Molivadas’ career in commercial real estate spans more than 30 years, and he directly oversees JLL’s brokerage business in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, providing strategic leadership to more than 1,000 employees. In the 1980s, Molivadas began working as a construction project manager, then became a broker with Spaulding & Slye Colliers before the firm […]
Real Estate 2023: JAMIE THOMAS
In January, Thomas was named executive managing director and brokerage market leader for Virginia, a position that gives him oversight for about 60 brokers as well as all brokerage operations, recruitment, retention and business development in Norfolk, Richmond and Charlottesville. A Richmond native, Thomas replaced J. Scott Adams, who jumped to Harbor Group International in […]
