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Finance/Insurance: MICHAEL DeVITO
DeVito came aboard as head of Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., a year ago, replacing CEO David Brickman, who left to run a newly formed commercial agency lending platform. A government-sponsored enterprise, Freddie Mac buys bundles of mortgages from banks and other lenders, freeing up cash so that those lenders can make […]
Finance/Insurance: PETE SNYDER
Snyder lost his bid to be the Republican candidate for governor in 2021, but it didn’t sour him on state politics. Snyder campaigned for Glenn Youngkin last year (he won) and in March, he endorsed state Sen. Bryce Reeves for the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District seat (he lost). While running for office, […]
Media: TIMOTHY O’SHAUGHNESSY
Under O’Shaughnessy’s leadership, Graham Holdings has made the Fortune 1000 list for the last three years. O’Shaughnessy replaced his father-in-law, Donald Graham, as the company’s president and CEO in 2015. O’Shaughnessy was at the company for a year before taking the top spot, working to seek “a new direction” for Graham Holdings after it sold […]
Transportation: P. DALE BENNETT
Bennett, whose father was a trucker for two decades, started working at VTA as an assistant to the executive vice president in 1984. He’s led the nonprofit organization since 1989. VTA advocates for the state’s trucking fleets and industry vendors, which have been hard hit amid the pandemic by driver shortages, supply-chain woes and high […]
Transportation: MICHAEL W. COLEMAN
Logistics and supply chain firm CV International Inc. has continued to grow, acquiring Savannah, Georgia-based independent shipper and freight forwarder Ryan Ship Services in May. CV International now has about 100 employees throughout the mid-Atlantic, including 55 in Virginia. Coleman, a licensed customs broker, grew up working in his family’s business, which was started by […]
Law: BRIDGET LONG
A personal injury trial attorney, Long is the 2022-23 president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Long previously served as president of the American Board of Trial Advocates. She is also second vice chair for the American Association for Justice’s Women Trial Lawyers Caucus. The Virginia native grew up in South Boston and earned degrees […]
2022 Virginia 500: Professional Services
JEREMY BLANK GREATER WASHINGTON MANAGING PARTNER, DELOITTE LLP, McLEAN JACOB BLONDIN PRESIDENT AND CEO, RD HOLDINGS LLC, RETAILDATA LLC, INTRICS, GLEN ALLEN GLORIA BOHAN FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OMEGA WORLD TRAVEL, McLEAN KRISTEN CAVALLO CEO, THE MARTIN AGENCY, RICHMOND PAIGE CLAY SENIOR PARTNER, MID-SOUTH MARKET, MERCER LLC, […]
Arts/Entertainment/Sports: CORAN CAPSHAW
One of Billboard magazine’s Power 100, Capshaw founded Red Light Management in 1991 in Charlottesville, while helping Dave Matthews Band grow organically from a local favorite to a powerhouse touring group. The largest independent music management company in the world, Red Light has reaped a reported $500 million in touring gross income. Its managers represent almost 400 artists, including[...]
Arts/Entertainment/Sports: TODD ‘PARNEY’ PARNELL
Parnell has been strategizing a financial comeback for the Flying Squirrels — the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Revenues were down more than 95% in 2020, when the season was canceled due to the pandemic. Parnell, who came to Richmond with the team in 2010, makes more than 100 appearances a year for […]
