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Nonprofits/Philanthropy: KEVIN A. LYNCH
During his four-decade career working closely with people who are blind, Lynch says he’s observed firsthand the unlimited capabilities of this largely untapped workforce. “Without a doubt, there is nothing that people who are blind can’t do,” says Lynch, who has led the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind since 2008. National […]
Retail/Wholesale: MICHAEL A. WITYNSKI
Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree, which has more than 15,600 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores across the continental United States and Canada, raised eyebrows in June with a C-suite shake-up. The company said it would seek replacements for its chief operating officer, chief strategy officer, chief financial officer, chief information officer and chief […]
Transportation: MARK PERRYMAN
In May, Perryman replaced Robert Bowen, who retired after leading Norfolk’s airport since 2016. Perryman’s new job came after a retirement of his own. He worked for more than 25 years for Landrum & Brown, an international airport consulting and design firm, serving as president and chief operating officer for 13 years before becoming CEO […]
Law: WENDY COLLINS PERDUE
Perdue is approaching her 12th year as dean of the University of Richmond School of Law. The Wellesley College graduate has spent most of her career in education. After a brief period as an associate at Washington, D.C.’s Hogan & Hartson, Perdue joined the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center in 1982, later becoming an […]
2022 Virginia 500: Living Legends
TESSA GOWEN ADER PHILANTHROPIST, KESWICK JANE NEAL PARKE BATTEN PHILANTHROPIST, VIRGINIA BEACH WHITTINGTON W. ‘WHITT’ CLEMENT SPECIAL COUNSEL, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP, RICHMOND BENJAMIN J. ‘BEN’ DAVENPORT JR. CHAIRMAN, DAVENPORT ENERGY INC., CHATHAM ROBERT DUVALL ACTOR AND DIRECTOR, THE PLAINS W. HEYWOOD[...]
Living Legends: LINDA RABBITT
The construction company Rabbitt founded in 1989 has grown to a $445 million corporation employing 260 people. Rand is the largest commercial general contractor in the country founded and owned by a woman. A mainstay on Washingtonian magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women in D.C. list, Rabbitt is a board member for The Economic Club of […]
Education: M.G. ‘PAT’ ROBERTSON
Outside of Virginia, Robertson is best known for his decades-long tenure hosting the Christian Broadcast Network’s syndicated news magazine show “The 700 Club,” as well as his provocative pronouncements about LGBTQ people, Muslims and Democrats. But the 92-year-old CBN founder is also known as the head of Regent University, a private Christian institution he founded […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: BRUCE L. CASWELL
Maximus’ president since 2014 and CEO since 2018, Caswell offers this advice: Remain open-minded and flexible, and have a positive attitude toward opportunities. Maximus, a government services provider that operates Medicare and Affordable Care Act customer help lines, expanded in 2021 with two acquisitions and moved its headquarters from Reston to Tysons. The company reported […]
Government/ Politics: RICHARD CULLEN
After spending the majority of his 45-year career in the private sector at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s largest law firm, senior partner Cullen was appointed Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legal counselor in January. 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 […]
Retail/Wholesale: JERRY MURRELL
Five Guys got prime exposure in June during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee festivities. Almost every shot of famous faces like Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prime Minister Boris Johnson entering St Paul’s Cathedral included a London location of the popular Fairfax County-based hamburger chain with its sign clearly visible in the background. “I’m now […]
