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Transportation 2024: SHEPPARD ‘SHEP’ MILLER III
A former defense contracting executive and Norfolk native, Miller was appointed secretary by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2022. He is responsible for Virginia’s rail, roads, transit and ports. As chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, Miller has a great deal of say on the state’s transportation funding of major road expansion and improvement projects, as […]
Transportation 2024: JOHN E. ‘JACK’ POTTER
Potter oversees two of the busiest airports in the country — Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International — as well as the Dulles Toll Road. In 2023, 50.6 million passengers came through the two Northern Virginia airports, setting a new travel record. Meanwhile, Reagan National was at the center of controversy when the […]
Transportation 2024: JOSEPH P. ‘JOE’ RUDDY
Ruddy, who has served two terms as COO, from 2011 to 2014, and since 2021, oversees information technology, safety, security, expansion projects and maintenance for the Virginia Port Authority affiliate that runs the Port of Virginia. That’s always a big job, but the past year has added some extra challenges. This spring, the Port of […]
Energy 2024: JOHN D. HEWA
Since its launch last year, Regional Internet Service Expansion has connected hundreds of Virginians to broadband internet. The $288 million project is a partnership between Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Firefly Fiber Broadband and Virginia localities that aims to bring high-speed internet to more than 36,000 businesses and residences. In June, Greene County became the second locality [&helli[...]
Law 2024: DOUGLAS S. GRANGER
Nearly four decades have passed since Granger went to work at Hunton & Williams in 1985 as a fresh-faced graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. While Granger has remained at the same firm, some things have changed. In 2018, Hunton & Williams merged with Andrews Kurth Kenyon, a Texas-based practice well known […]
Professional Services 2024: AMRY JUNAIDEEN
In January, Junaideen took over as Greater Washington market leader for Big Four global accounting firm Deloitte. He also serves as managing partner of Deloitte’s Northern Virginia offices in Rosslyn and McLean. Immediately prior to taking on these executive roles, Junaideen was principal at the Deloitte & Touche subsidiary. Junaideen has more than 32 years […]
Real Estate 2024: EUGENE J. BREDOW
Bredow has worked for NVR since 2004 and, after holding several executive positions in accounting and administration, became president of NVR Mortgage in April 2019. In 2022, he was appointed president and CEO of NVR, which operates in two business segments that include homebuilding and mortgage banking. Founded in 1980, the company is one of […]
Real Estate 2024: MIKE CULPEPPER
As Venture Realty Group’s in-house attorney and managing partner, Culpepper coordinates deal formation, land-use entitlement, and predevelopment services. Previously, he was an associate with law firm Williams Mullen’s real estate and land use team and a principal with Fee Simple Legal, focusing on real estate transactions. At Venture Realty, Culpepper works closely with Virginia Beach [&helli[...]
Manufacturing 2024: JONATHAN JENKINS
Jenkins became president of Culpeper Wood Preservers in 2016. Started from a single location in Culpeper in 1976, the company today has 18 facilities on the East Coast and in Indiana and Tennessee. It is a leading manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber products for the residential, commercial, industrial and marine markets. Its name products are sold […]
Agriculture 2024: MATTHEW RYAN
In June, Rockingham-based Soli Organic made headlines when it opened what may be the world’s largest indoor organic farm in San Antonio, Texas, nurturing 200,000 herb plants a week in its 140,000-square-foot facility. It’s all in a day’s work for the high-tech, soil-based indoor vertical farming company that previously was known as Shenandoah Growers before […]
