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Education 2023: MAJ. GEN. DONDI E. COSTIN (U.S. AIR FORCE, RET.)
A retired 32-year Air Force veteran who served as the branch’s chief of chaplains at the Pentagon, Costin became president of Liberty, one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, in August. Costin, who received master’s degrees in counseling and religion from Liberty, retired from the Air Force in 2018 to become president of Charleston Southern […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: CRAIG P. ABOD
As president of Carahsoft, the privately owned IT and cybersecurity solutions provider, Abod prefers staying out of the media spotlight. It’s enough that everyone in the government contracting industry knows him. A University of Maryland alumnus who founded Carahsoft in 2004, Abod previously worked for DLT Solutions and Falcon Systems. Carahsoft landed at No. 47 […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: THEODORE ‘TED’ HANSON
A graduate of Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth University, Hanson moved ASGN’s headquarters to Henrico County from California in 2020, after he became CEO of the Fortune 1000 IT and professional staffing services company firm in 2019. He previously worked for Apex Systems, one of ASGN’s subsidiaries, becoming chief financial officer. After Apex was bought […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JOHN S. MENGUCCI
Mengucci originally aspired to a career in music, but his father suggested he seek a more practical profession. He attended Clarkson University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science before earning an MBA from Syracuse University. Mengucci became president and CEO of contractor CACI International in July 2019 after spending a decade as […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY
In October, Townes-Whitley will succeed Nazzic S. Keene as SAIC’s CEO, the Fortune 500 contractor announced in May. She also will replace Keene on SAIC’s board, with Keene staying on as a special adviser through February 2024. Townes-Whitley comes to the $7 billion, 26,000-employee SAIC from Microsoft, where she served as president of U.S. Regulated […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: CHARLIE WATKINS
Responsible for companywide strategy and performance, Watkins has served since 2018 as president and CEO of Landmark Media Enterprises and its subsidiary, Dominion Enterprises. A digital marketing and software services provider, Dominion Enterprises started under the umbrella of the former Landmark Communications, a Norfolk-based media company that owned The Virginian-Pilot, The Roanoke Times and [...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: STEVE PRESLEY
Presley is now in his second year of leading the Swiss food producer’s North American zone and sitting on the company’s executive board. Prior to Nestlé’s 2022 reorganization, he was head of its U.S. division and oversaw the sale of Nestlé’s confections business and the acquisitions of Starbucks’ packaged goods business and Essentia water. In […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: TRISTAN M. CAUDRON
While psychology and finance might seem like an odd mix, Caudron believes his background in behavioral finance helps him to better advise his clients by understanding the factors influencing investors. He began his career in 1995 at CMB, now a Wells Fargo Advisors firm. An accredited asset management specialist and a chartered retirement planning counselor, […]
Health Care 2023: DR. ERIC EDWARDS
In May 2020, just four months after Edwards co-founded Phlow, the Trump administration awarded the company $354 million to create a domestic supply chain for essential drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients in short supply. Phlow says it’s on track to meet the contract’s deliverables by its May 2024 expiration and hopes to land an $812 million, […]
Health Care 2023: AMY J. SAMPSON
Sampson ascended to president and CEO of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in June, following the retirement of Jim Dahling, who headed the Hampton Roads health system for 20 years. She previously served as CHKD‘s senior vice president and chief engagement and innovation officer. A member of CHKD’s leadership team since 1990, Sampson has […]
