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Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MATT CALKINS
A top economics graduate at Dartmouth and a world champion board gamer, Calkins co-founded cloud computing and enterprise software firm Appian in his basement in 1999. It grew to become the most successful software IPO of 2017. In 2023, Appian reaped $304.5 million in cloud subscription revenue, up 29% compared with 2022. The company’s total […]
Law 2024: BROOKS M. SMITH
In early 2019, Smith was named managing partner of the Atlanta-based Troutman Sanders’ Richmond office. Since then, the firm became Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders through a merger, but Smith held on to his leadership role. Today, he oversees more than 150 attorneys working in numerous practice areas, including the strategies group, which is the firm’s […]
Law 2024: MELANIE D. WILSON
A former assistant U.S. attorney and University of Tennessee law dean, Wilson was inducted as president of the Association of American Law Schools in January. In her inaugural address, Wilson said law school academics will continue to accomplish ambitious goals, “provided we pursue our aims tenaciously and bravely with an open mind.” Dean of Washington […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: SORAYA CORREA
Correa assumed the positions of president and CEO of the National Industries for the Blind at the end of April. She replaced Kevin Lynch, who held the roles for 15 years before retiring from the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind or visually impaired. Lynch spent 44 years with the NIB and […]
For the Record September 2024
CENTRAL The City of Richmond is progressing on the new Diamond District baseball stadium for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The city announced July 25 it had sold about $130 million worth of bonds to fund construction of the stadium, a pivotal step toward building the minor league ballpark that will anchor the new district. The […]
Real Estate 2024: BRETT HITT
Hitt Contracting, one of Virginia’s biggest general contracting firms, was started by Hitt’s grandparents in 1930. In 1984, Hitt joined his family’s company as an assistant project manager. He rose through the ranks to become co-president in 2005, and was named co-chairman of the newly formed board in 2017, ushering in a new generation of […]
Real Estate 2024: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON
With more than 30 years in the commercial real estate industry, Johnson started working for The Staubach Co. in 1995, ultimately serving as president for the mid-Atlantic region until the firm merged with JLL in 2008. A Fortune Global 500 commercial real estate and investment management company, JLL helps clients buy, build, occupy, manage and […]
Real Estate 2024: TERRIE L. SUIT
Suit has led Virginia’s largest trade association, Virginia Realtors, since 2013. Her career in real estate began in 1985 and later transitioned into a 20-year career in mortgage lending. In 1996, Suit received a gubernatorial appointment to the Virginia Real Estate Board, and from 2000 to 2008 she served in the Virginia House of Delegates, […]
Transportation 2024: MARK A. PERRYMAN
Since joining the Norfolk Airport Authority as its leader in May 2022, Perryman has seen growth in passenger numbers and the Norfolk International Airport, in size and scope. In January, Perryman said he expects several major projects to be underway in the next few years, including a moving sidewalk to accommodate passengers and a new […]
Agriculture 2024: DAVID GUM
National Fruit Product Co., which sells apple products east of the Mississippi mostly under the White House Foods label, has been family owned since 1908. Gum started working at the company in 1981 at age 20 in an entry-level accounting position. He purchased it from its founding family in 2006. The Gum family also owns […]
