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Real Estate 2024: TERRIE L. SUIT
Suit has led Virginia’s largest trade association, Virginia Realtors, since 2013. Her career in real estate began in 1985 and later transitioned into a 20-year career in mortgage lending. In 1996, Suit received a gubernatorial appointment to the Virginia Real Estate Board, and from 2000 to 2008 she served in the Virginia House of Delegates, […]
Transportation 2024: MARK A. PERRYMAN
Since joining the Norfolk Airport Authority as its leader in May 2022, Perryman has seen growth in passenger numbers and the Norfolk International Airport, in size and scope. In January, Perryman said he expects several major projects to be underway in the next few years, including a moving sidewalk to accommodate passengers and a new […]
Agriculture 2024: DAVID GUM
National Fruit Product Co., which sells apple products east of the Mississippi mostly under the White House Foods label, has been family owned since 1908. Gum started working at the company in 1981 at age 20 in an entry-level accounting position. He purchased it from its founding family in 2006. The Gum family also owns […]
Energy 2024: DIANE LEOPOLD
Since joining Dominion as a power station engineer in 1995, Leopold has risen through the ranks to become one of the utility’s C-suite leaders. In her role, Leopold is responsible for the company’s operating segments, functions and contracted assets, including the Fortune 500 utility’s branches in Virginia and South Carolina. Leopold previously led Dominion’s gas […]
Law 2024: CAMERON ROUNTREE
Promoted in 2022 to become head of the Virginia State Bar, Rountree leads a team of more than 90 employees who are responsible for the licensing of the state’s 50,000 lawyers. The bar is the administrative agency for the Supreme Court of Virginia, and it disciplines attorneys who violate the court’s rules of professional conduct […]
Professional Services 2024: HORACIO D. ROZANSKI
Born in Argentina, Rozanski joined Fortune 500 global management, technology, engineering and consulting firm Booz Allen in 1991 as an intern in Buenos Aires. In 2015, Rozanski was named president and CEO after holding other leadership positions, including chief operating officer, chief strategy and talent officer, and chief personnel officer. He became chairman this year. […]
Education 2024: REAR ADM. WILLIAM G. KELLY (U.S. COAST GUARD, RET.)
After nearly four decades of service in the U.S. Coast Guard, Kelly became the sixth president of CNU in July 2023. Founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, a two-year branch of William & Mary, CNU is now a four-year public university that enrolls some 5,000 students in the liberal arts and sciences. Kelly previously […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: ERIC TERRY
With four decades of hospitality experience, Terry has advocated for the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association’s 1,500-plus industry members since joining as president in 2014. In February, Terry applauded the Virginia General Assembly for passing industry-supported legislation to legalize restaurants serving to-go cocktails, making permanent a measure that started as a temporary[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: TOM ARSENEAULT
As president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems PLC, Arseneault has overseen developments such as the $5.55 billion acquisition in February of Colorado-based Ball Aerospace. In 2023, BAE Systems Inc. reported $13.6 billion in revenue; it employs 41,000 workers worldwide, including 5,200 former Ball Aerospace workers. […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: LAURA K. IPSEN
After 25 years in Silicon Valley working as an executive for Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Ipsen was hired to lead higher education tech company Ellucian in 2017. With 3,800 employees worldwide — including 230 in Virginia — Ellucian boasts an annual revenue approaching $1 billion. In October 2023, Ellucian announced an agreement to purchase […]
