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Manufacturing: NEIL D. WILKIN JR.
Wilkin joined Optical Cable Corp. in 2001 as chief financial officer and senior vice president and became its chairman and CEO in 2003. Wilkin, who holds undergraduate, MBA and law degrees from the University of Virginia, started out as an attorney at McGuireWoods LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he concentrated on mergers and […]
2022 Virginia 500: Nonprofits | Philanthropy
SHERRIE ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT AND CEO, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER RICHMOND, RICHMOND JACK DYER ‘J.D.’ CROUCH II PRESIDENT AND CEO, UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, ARLINGTON COUNTY DEBORAH M. DiCROCE PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NORFOLK ISAM GHANIM PRESIDENT AND CEO, CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL, RICHMOND TED HART [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: Y. MICHELE KANG
With more than 1,300 employees, Cognosante works with federal and state governments to expand access to and improve delivery of health care. Kang founded the company in 2008 and this year became majority owner of the Washington Spirit, the National Women’s Soccer League 2021 champion. Kang is an advocate for minorities, veterans and women. In […]
Finance/Insurance: H. HITER HARRIS III
Initially, Harris followed in the commercial banking footsteps of his father and grandfather. But in 1991, Harris blazed his own trail, partnering with Christopher Williams, a Harvard business school friend, to launch Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions of middle market companies. The company assists clients from numerous industries, ranging […[...]
Finance/Insurance: FREDRICK D. ‘FRED’ SCHAUFELD
After graduating from Lehigh University in 1981, Schaufeld took a job selling extended warranties to auto dealers. When he learned his employer hadn’t actually taken out policies on all his clients, Schaufeld went into business for himself, working directly with the insurance company and dealers. That adventure led to Schaufeld launching N.E.W. Customer Services Companies […]
Finance/Insurance: JAMES SCHENCK
Schenck learned to fly as a teen, flew Black Hawk helicopters in the Army and remains an avid pilot today. “All the normal decisions I have to make on a daily basis, they’re in the background,” Schenck says of flying in a video for PenFed, where he’s worked since 2001. Whether it’s taking time to […]
Finance/Insurance: ALBERTO SCHIAVON
Not to be confused with the Italian Olympic snowboarder, Schiavon has led Elephant Auto Insurance since 2017. As a student at the University of Padova in his native Italy, Schiavon studied engineering. Unfortunately, he graduated in 2007 during the Great Recession, he told Authority magazine, at a time when seemingly no one needed another engineer. […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: LT. GEN. JAMES B. LASTER (USMC, RET.)
During the pandemic, Laster says, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation learned how to make remote work successful and initiated a drive-thru concept that has made toy and book distribution more efficient for the nonprofit. Toys for Tots isn’t just a Christmastime charity. It distributes more than 1 million toys and games to needy children […]
Professional Services: JULIE SWEET
Sweet became global CEO of Accenture in 2019 and assumed chairmanship of the Fortune Global 500 professional services company in September 2021. Previously, she served as CEO of Accenture’s business in North America, the company’s largest geographic market. Before that position, she was Accenture’s general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for five years. Before […]
Real Estate: JULIAN G. FRANCIS
In 2019, Francis joined Beacon, a publicly traded Fortune 500 distributor of roofing material and complementary building products. Before that, the United Kingdom native was president of the insulation business at Owens Corning, a provider of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composite materials. He also served as vice president and general manager for Owens Corning’s residential […]
