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Federal Contractors/Technology: AMY GILLILAND
In an industry in which many workers depend on security clearances, last year Gilliland launched “How are you, really?” an internal campaign to destigmatize mental health issues and encourage treatment among employees in need. With a workforce of more than 30,000, including 8,250 employees in Virginia, Gilliland says what makes her passionate about her job […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: CLAYTON P. TURNER
Turner launched his career at NASA in 1990 as a design engineer with the federal space agency’s Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment project. Over the years, he’s worked on many other projects, including the flight test of the Ares 1-X rocket and the entry, descent and landing segment for the 2012 Mars Curiosity rover mission. In […]
Hospitality/Tourism: DOUG BRADBURN
In late 2017, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association announced Bradburn as their pick as president and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. president and his wife, Martha Washington. Bradburn previously served as founding director for the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: TIM ROSE
Rose has led U.Va.’s foundation, which was originally created as the U.Va. Real Estate Foundation, for around three decades. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Miami University, Rose came to U.Va. for his doctorate and also served as an assistant vice president for administration. The foundation provides real estate and financial services to U.Va. and […]
Retail/Wholesale: MICHAEL AKROP
Leesa executives wooed Akrop to the American-made mattress company in 2018, seeking his 15-plus years of experience in building up e-commerce startups like Vroom, which matches sellers and buyers of cars online, and Zappos.com, an online shoe retailer. “They put me up at a hotel right on the Oceanfront at a beautiful time of year,” […]
Professional Services: KRISTEN CAVALLO
Formerly the ad agency’s senior vice president of planning and development, Cavallo returned to Martin in 2017 as its first female CEO, leading the agency to back-to-back wins as Adweek’s U.S. Agency of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Cavallo, who was previously president and chief strategy and growth officer of MullenLowe U.S., also has […]
Energy: ROBERT ‘BOB’ BLUE
Blue took the helm of the Fortune 500 utility in October 2020, less than a year after the company announced a plan to achieve net-zero carbon and methane emissions from power generation and natural gas operations by 2050. A CEO who’s been known to kayak or canoe to work along the James River, he’s taken […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: THEODORE ‘TED’ COLBERT III
Colbert has led Boeing’s defense division since April, after taking over from Leanne Caret, who is retiring this year. He’s worn several hats since joining the world’s third largest defense contractor in 2009, most recently serving as president and CEO of its global services, leading aerospace services development and delivery for commercial, government and industry […]
Finance/Insurance: JEAN STACK
Four years have passed since Stack, John Song and Alex Sevilla left the government services sector at California-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey to lead government services investment banking for Wisconsin-based Baird Financial Group. At the time, Stack said that she chose to join her two decades of experience in investment banking with the employee-owned international […]
Retail/Wholesale: ROBERT ‘BOB’ ARCHER
Since 2001, Archer has served as chairman and CEO of Blue Ridge Beverage, a family- owned business that annually sells approximately 10 million cases of drinks, from beer to soda, in a 49-county area reaching across Central and Southwest Virginia. The company has more than 460 employees. Since James M. Archer Jr., Bob’s dad, purchased […]
