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Health Care: TIM McMANUS
As president of Nashville-based HCA’s Capital Division, McManus oversees 19 hospitals in Virginia, New Hampshire, Indiana and Kentucky. HCA has more than 283,000 employees, about 17,000 of whom work within the Richmond-headquartered Capital Division. Before starting his current role in 2016, McManus was CEO of HCA’s Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals in Chesterfield County. In Tysons, [&[...]
Transportation: AUBREY L. LAYNE JR.
In July, Layne became chairman of the Virginia Port Authority’s board of commissioners, the powerful and influential body that ultimately oversees Virginia’s ports. Layne served as state secretary of finance under Gov. Ralph Northam and secretary of transportation under Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Northam appointed him to VPA’s board in July 2021. The port is investing […]
Telecommunications: J.D. MYERS II
Myers oversees Virginia operations for Cox Communications, which provides cable TV and broadband internet services in Hampton Roads, Roanoke, Fairfax County and Fredericksburg. The $13 billion company has nearly 2,000 employees in Virginia. Myers holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees — including an MBA in finance and a master’s in marketing — from American University. He served [&hellip[...]
Real Estate: GERALD S. DIVARIS
Divaris believes that real estate lies at the core of a person’s needs. “The transformation of real estate into desirable places in which to live, work and play transforms a ‘need’ into a ‘want,’” he adds. “The ability to use my work to enable this transformation is exciting and rewarding.” Divaris earned a master’s degree […]
Agriculture: MATTHEW RYAN
After being named CEO of Shenandoah Growers Inc. in June 2021, Ryan — formerly chief marketing and strategy officer for Starbucks Corp. and head of brand and franchise management for The Walt Disney Co. — ushered in a rebrand: Soli Organic Inc. “We simplified our name to tell people who and what we are,” Ryan […]
Education: ANNE M. KRESS
As Northern Virginia Community College’s president, Kress is also the boss of first lady Jill Biden, who teaches English at NOVA’s Alexandria campus. Although Biden now has a Secret Service detail, she has taught at NOVA since 2009. Kress is a relative newcomer to the state’s largest community college, having arrived in January 2020 to […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: BRIAN HUSEMAN
Huseman’s first job was at a Walmart in his Oklahoma hometown. “It’s where I first learned the importance of a customer service mindset,” he says. A former U.S. attorney and Federal Trade Commission general counsel, Huseman is passionate about the responsibility Amazon has “to be a good employer and neighbor.” That includes Arlington, where the […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: JASON PROVIDAKES
Mitre sprang into action during the pandemic. The not-for-profit organization, which manages federally funded research and development centers, partnered with the Mayo Clinic to create infrastructure to collect, analyze and share pandemic data among 1,000 entities to anticipate disease spread and develop real-time guidance and secure resources. And as the effects of the pandemic created […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: ANTHONY ‘TONY’ SABATINO
Formerly known as Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services Inc., the private security and investigation services firm rebranded in January 2021 as Paragon Systems Inc., which had been a subsidiary of the company founded in 2013. Sabatino was named CEO of Securitas just a year earlier, though he is a veteran of the company, having joined as […]
Hospitality/Tourism: CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA
Hilton dropped off the elite Fortune 500 list in 2021 amid a massive revenue drop brought on by the pandemic, but it’s homing in on a return, rising from No. 596 to No. 538 on this year’s Fortune 1000 list. Hilton has about 7,000 hotel properties in 122 countries and territories. It opened 76 new […]
