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Government | Politics 2024: RICHARD CULLEN
Richmond insider Richard Cullen was an early pick by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the political newcomer’s cabinet when he took office in 2022, and he has remained a prominent figure in the executive branch since. Before joining the Youngkin administration, Cullen was a senior partner at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s largest law firm. There, he […]
Law 2024: LESLIE KENDRICK
Kendrick became the 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Law on July 1, replacing Risa Goluboff, who stepped down after eight years in the role and will continue to teach at U.Va. A native of eastern Kentucky, Kendrick graduated from U.Va.’s law school in 2006 and became a member of the faculty […]
Transportation 2024: CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ KUHN
At age 16, Kuhn founded JK Moving Services, now North America’s largest independently owned and operated moving company, with annual revenues exceeding $210 million. JK Moving and Kuhn’s other companies, JK Land Holdings and global corporate relocation firm CapRelo, employ more than 1,300 employees, mostly in Virginia. One of Loudoun County’s biggest landholders, Kuhn is […]
Media 2024: JON CARPENTER
Since July 2022, Carpenter has served as CEO of Comscore, an analytics company that measures audience and consumer behaviors, along with advertising impact, across media platforms. Carpenter started his career at Comscore by serving as chief financial officer from November 2021 until moving into the CEO role. He came to Comscore from Publishers Clearing House, […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MATT TAIT
A U.S. Navy veteran, Tait joined government contractor ManTech International in 2018 as a division president before becoming its chief operating officer in 2020. Shortly after the company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group, Tait became CEO and president in October 2022. Previously, Tait spent two decades at consulting firm Accenture. […]
Health Care 2024: MICHAEL J. LUTES
Lutes started as Bon Secours Mercy Health’s Richmond market leader in 2022, not long after The New York Times exposed how the Ohio-based health system made as much as $100 million annually from Richmond Community Hospital through a federal medication discount program. While legal, the 340B overwhelmingly benefited Bon Secours hospitals in wealthier parts of […]
Professional Services 2024: KATIE WALL
In May, Wall became Richmond market managing partner for Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. In her role, Wall oversees approximately 175 employees and is part of a network of managing partners nationally and regionally who help PwC run its local businesses. Wall started her career at PwC in 2006 as an assurance director before making […]
Retail 2024: JAMES GRAMM
In 1983, barely five years after graduating from high school in Alexandria, Gramm sold two new cars on his first day as a sales rep at a dealership in Vienna. “The retail automobile business has been in my blood ever since,” he says. Gramm worked in car sales in Virginia and Maryland, becoming vice president […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: RITA McCLENNY
A Southampton County native, McClenny has been working to bring tourism and film productions to Virginia since 1991. She ran Virginia Film Office, a division of the Virginia Tourism Corp., for two decades before becoming president of the state agency in 2012. Tourism in Virginia generated $33.3 billion in visitor spending in 2023, with the […]
Government | Politics 2024: L. LOUISE LUCAS
Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election, Lucas has become the face of Virginia Democrats’ “blue brick wall” strategy to block Republican priorities in Richmond. Key to her public image is the state senator’s brash and outspoken presence on X, where she has more than 95,000 followers. Democrats’ success in the November elections and a reshuffling of […]
