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Law 2023: MELANIE D. WILSON
Dean of Washington and Lee University’s law school since July 2022, Wilson is a prolific writer and author who also holds the Roy L. Steinheimer Jr. Professorship in Law. Her experience spans multiple schools, states and awards: She was an associate professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and a visiting professor at William & […]
Economic Development 2023: BUDDY RIZER
Head of Loudoun’s economic development since 2007, Rizer is best-known for helping build the county’s Ashburn area into the data center capital of the world. More than 70% of the world’s internet traffic comes through Data Center Alley in Ashburn, with data centers projected to pay $570 million in county taxes just in 2024. But […]
Education 2023: JAMES E. RYAN
Ryan, who became the University of Virginia’s ninth president in 2018, has spearheaded several growth initiatives at the state’s flagship university, including the School of Data Science, a new performing arts center and the Karsh Institute of Democracy — all projects funded by donors, including a record 2019 gift of $120 million from alumni couple […]
Education 2023: DAVID DORÉ
A newcomer to Virginia, Doré arrived in April as the Virginia Community College System’s new chancellor. It was quite the jump in scale from Doré’s previous role as president of campuses and executive vice chancellor for student experience and workforce development at Tucson, Arizona-based Pima Community College, which serves about 30,000 students. At VCCS, he […]
Education 2023: MAJ. GEN. CEDRIC T. WINS (U.S. ARMY, RET.)
A 34-year U.S. Army veteran and 1985 VMI alumnus, Wins became the first Black superintendent to lead “the West Point of the South,” the nation’s oldest state military college, following the resignation of his predecessor in 2020. Wins joined at a time when VMI, known for its demanding “Rat Line” boot camp, was the subject […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: BRUCE L. CASWELL
With over 50,000 employees worldwide, Tysons-based Maximus has been supporting government services programs for more than 50 years and runs Medicare and Affordable Care Act customer help lines, as well as pandemic vaccinations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caswell joined Maximus in 2004 and has been president since 2014, becoming CEO in […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: GEOFFREY POHANKA
Pohanka’s family has been selling cars since Frank Pohanka opened a Washington, D.C., dealership in 1919. Today, the family’s business, run by Frank’s grandson Geoffrey, has 18 locations in Virginia, Maryland and Texas, and is the third largest Virginia-based auto dealership. Geoffrey’s children now work in the business, too — marking the dealership’s fourth generat[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: JOHN C. STANCHINA
Stanchina became mid-Atlantic CEO for professional services and insurance firm Marsh McLennan Agency in 2011. Named a top workplace by the Richmond Times-Dispatch for the past four years, the agency provides business insurance, employee health insurance and benefits, retirement and private client insurance products. Stanchina was previously also president of the branch. In January, the […]
Government | Politics 2023: MARK WARNER
Like his junior colleague, Tim Kaine, Warner served as governor of Virginia before being elected to the U.S. Senate. He is now in his third term as Virginia’s senior senator. A moderate Democrat, Warner chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and is vice chair of the Senate Democratic caucus. He also serves on Finance subcommittees that […]
Health Care 2023: AMY CARRIER
Since arriving at Centra in 2021, Carrier spearheaded the development of the health system’s strategic plan and this year launched an ambitious $500 million, four-year modernization plan. Established in 1987 through the merger of Lynchburg General Hospital and Virginia Baptist Hospital, Centra Health serves more than 500,000 people through four hospitals, five medical centers and […]
