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Media 2023: TIMOTHY O’SHAUGHNESSY
O’Shaughnessy stepped into his role as president and CEO of Graham Holdings in 2015, taking over for his father-in-law, Donald E. Graham. Almost a decade later, O’Shaughnessy oversaw another transition for the Fortune 1000 company as Graham stepped down as chairman of Graham Holdings and Anne Mulcahy, former chair and CEO of Xerox, took over […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: JAMES CARROLL
A former Navy fighter pilot with a Harvard MBA, Carroll parlayed his financial management expertise into running one of the largest independent hotel operators in the country. Founded in 2000, Crestline Hotels and Resorts operates more than 18,000 rooms in 30 states. Carroll joined Crestline in 2004 as senior vice president and treasurer, after holding […]
Transportation 2023: MICHAEL W. COLEMAN
In addition to leading CV International, his family-owned freight logistics and transportation company, Coleman is a Virginia Port Authority commissioner and chairs the century-old Virginia Maritime Association. He’s also a board member of the Hampton Roads Shipping Association and sits on the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Advisory Committee on International Trade. Colema[...]
2023 Virginia 500: Law
Farhad Aghdami MANAGING PARTNER, RICHMOND OFFICE, WILLIAMS MULLEN, RICHMOND Jeffrey A. Breit PARTNER, BREIT BINIAZAN, VIRGINIA BEACH David C. Burton REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER, HAMPTON ROADS, WILLIAMS MULLEN, VIRGINIA BEACH Victor O. Cardwell PRINCIPAL AND CHAIRMAN, WOODS ROGERS VANDEVENTER BLACK, ROANOKE The Ho[...]
2023 Virginia 500: Media
Doug Davis SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/REGIONAL MANAGER, BROADCASTING, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, PORTSMOUTH Josh Eastright CEO, BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, ARLINGTON COUNTY Paula A. Kerger PRESIDENT AND CEO, PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE, ARLINGTON COUNTY Dave Lougee PRESIDENT AND CEO, TEGNA, TYSONS Timothy O’Shaughnessy PRESIDENT AND CEO, GRAHAM [...]
Living Legends 2023: JOHN R. LAWSON II
Raised in a construction family, Lawson fell in love with the business. His late father co-founded W.M. Jordan, which Lawson joined in 1975 after his graduation from Virginia Tech, where he earned a degree in geophysics. He’s paid back Virginia Tech by serving on its board of visitors and as rector, as well as funding […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: GEORGE L. HOLM
Performance Food Group’s leader since 2008, Holm has worked for more than 40 years in the food service distribution industry. The Goochland-based corporation was ranked No. 91 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list, with $47.19 billion in revenue reported in fiscal year 2022, up from $30.39 billion in 2021. After holding leadership roles with Sysco, […]
Government | Politics 2023: RICHARD CULLEN
After spending the majority of his 45-year career at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s largest law firm, senior partner Cullen is now Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legal counselor. It’s hardly the first time Cullen has worked in the public sector — he served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1991 to 1993 and was […]
Professional Services 2023: GARY G. WALLACE
With more than three decades of finance experience, Wallace has served as managing partner of accounting firm Keiter since 2019. His duties include overseeing growth strategy and providing tax services to public and private industries. Keiter employs 170 people in Virginia and reported revenue of $39 million in fiscal year 2022. He previously served as […]
Economic Development 2023: JASON EL KOUBI
El Koubi has served as head of Virginia’s top economic development organization since March 2022, following a five-year stint as VEDP‘s executive vice president. Part of the team that helped bring Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters to Arlington County, El Koubi continues to land big economic wins for the commonwealth, such as last […]
