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Energy 2023: JOHN D. HEWA
In late April, residents in Louisa and Goochland counties were connected to broadband internet through a partnership between Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Firefly Fiber Broadband and the two counties. The project’s completion marked significant progress in state efforts to digitally connect rural, underserved regions. Hewa, who became the cooperative’s president and CEO in 2020, e[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: DELBERT PARKS
In 2021, Parks joined Micron as site executive for its Manassas manufacturing lab. The facility’s 2019 expansion remains the largest economic deal in state history, with more than $3 billion in investments and 1,000 new hires planned by 2030. Parks worked as an electrician during high school before earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: VICTOR K. BRANCH
A self-described “continuous learner,” Branch found his passion for banking right out of college, steadily ascending to his current role, which he has held since 2015, overseeing about 2,000 employees at 25 locations, while remaining active in his community. The William & Mary sociology graduate is chairman-elect of the Virginia Bankers Association board and vice […]
Manufacturing 2023: NEIL D. WILKIN JR.
Under Wilkin’s leadership, Optical Cable made a strong finish at the end of fiscal year 2022, with $69.1 million in revenue, up nearly $10 million from the previous year. A three-time graduate of the University of Virginia, with undergraduate, MBA and law degrees, Wilkin was an attorney at McGuireWoods and Kirkland & Ellis before joining […]
Transportation 2023: JOSEPH P. ‘JOE’ RUDDY
In 2021, Ruddy was tapped a second time to be COO for the Virginia Port Authority’s nonprofit affiliate that operates the Port of Virginia, one of the state’s chief economic drivers. Ruddy, who held the same job from 2011 to 2014, is responsible for operations, information technology, safety, security, capacity expansion projects and maintenance at […]
Real Estate 2023: GARY BOWMAN
Bowman was a principal for 15 years at Urban Engineering before founding Bowman Consulting, which started as a five-person company at its inception in 1995. The publicly traded engineering services firm now has about 1,700 employees and 80 offices nationwide, including eight in Virginia. The company moved up 31 spaces to No. 87 this year […]
Real Estate 2023: RYAN T. McLAUGHLIN
One of the largest regional Realtor associations in the United States, the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors represents approximately 13,000 real estate professionals transacting more than $18 billion in sales annually in the Washington, D.C., metro area. McLaughlin became its CEO in 2015, after serving as CEO of Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors in Pennsylvania. A […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: PHONG LE
Le took the reins of MicroStrategy in August 2022 after its high-profile former CEO, Michael Saylor, stepped back to focus on cryptocurrency bitcoin. Founder Saylor, who continues as the independently owned company’s executive chairman, is still doubling down on bitcoin, as is MicroStrategy, which purchased about $347 million worth of bitcoin from April 29 to […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: GARY J. SHAPIRO
A lawyer, lobbyist and New York Times bestselling author, Shapiro runs CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show. Held in Las Vegas each January, the trade event, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is the industry’s premier event for introducing new technologies and products. The pandemic caused disruptions to every in-person event, forcing […]
