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Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: TED HART
Since Hart’s 2012 appointment as president and CEO of CAF America, the organization has seen exponential growth, making more than $3 billion in grants in the U.S. and 135 other countries around the world. CAF America works with philanthropists seeking to support charitable organizations around the world, providing back office support for grantmaking and maintaining […]
Telecommunications 2023: MAGGIE HALLBACH
In May, Verizon Business announced a $145.7 million contract to help the U.S. Postal Service transition to a cloud technology platform as it modernizes. Hallbach said Verizon’s network-as-a-service offering will help USPS’ customer support systems run more efficiently. The Postal Service is among Verizon Public Sector’s federal, state and local government customers. Verizon Publi[...]
Living Legends 2023: LOLA C. REINSCH
In October, ArtsFairfax will present its philanthropy award to Reinsch, a major donor to arts, health care and educational institutions in Arlington and Fairfax counties. She also was inducted into the Arlington Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame in May, joining her late father, Emerson Reinsch, who founded the real estate development and property management firm […]
Agriculture 2023: CORWIN HEATWOLE
In February, Heatwole announced a $17.8 million expansion to Farmer Focus’ organic poultry processing facility, backed by a $3.6 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. The expansion will nearly double the number of chickens processed weekly to 630,000 when it starts operating — probably in early 2024, Heatwole said this spring. Farmer Focus, already one […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: THOMAS A. BELL
In May, Bell became CEO of Leidos, a Fortune 500 defense, aerospace and information technology firm, replacing Roger Krone, who retired that month as CEO and board chairman after nine years leading Leidos. Bell began his aerospace career at Lockheed Martin. He came to Leidos from Rolls-Royce North America, where he had been chairman and […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TOM WALKER
After a 17-year stint as a Navy officer, serving as a nuclear power engineer on submarines, and another 17 years as president of software company Web Teks, Walker launched DroneUp, a provider of aerial drone services, in 2016. The Virginia Beach tech company has grown quickly since then, purchasing Web Teks in 2021 and partnering […]
Health Care 2023: DR. DAVID S. JEVSEVAR
In 2022, Jevsevar became CEO of OrthoVirginia, the largest independent orthopedic practice in the state, with 140-plus specialists across more than 35 locations in Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he previously served as chair and regional vice president of orthopedics for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clin[...]
Law 2023: RISA L. GOLUBOFF
As dean and Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, Goluboff has a deep legacy of scholarship and teaching on U.S. constitutional and civil rights law, especially its historical development in the last century. Her second book, “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the […]
Real Estate 2023: BOB MILKOVICH
Milkovich joined Rand, a privately owned, nationwide commercial general contractor specializing in retail and restaurant construction, tenant interiors and building renovations, in January 2019 as its CEO. He succeeded Linda Rabbitt, who founded the company more than three decades ago. Before that, Milkovich served as CEO of First Potomac Realty Trust, where he led the […]
Living Legends 2023: CAROLE and MARCUS WEINSTEIN
In March, the Weinsteins pledged $25 million to the University of Richmond to establish a student learning center that will carry the couple’s name. It was the second largest gift from individual donors in the private liberal arts school’s history, Then, in April, the couple put a cherry on that sundae, donating $3 million more […]
