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Health Care 2024: DR. ERIC EDWARDS
Frustrated that the United States had so many medications on the Food and Drug Administration’s drug-shortage list, Edwards partnered in 2020 with Frank Gupton, a college of engineering professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, to launch Phlow, a Richmond-based company that develops and domestically manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished pharmaceutical products. A few m[...]
Health Care 2024: DENNIS MATHEIS
Matheis has led Sentara Health, a not-for-profit health system with 12 hospitals in Virginia and North Carolina, since 2022, overseeing more than 32,000 workers. Having previously led the Norfolk hospital system’s insurance brands, Matheis has stressed Sentara’s commitment to health care education. A long-time financial supporter of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sentara pushed for a [&helli[...]
Professional Services 2024: GARY G. WALLACE
Accounting firm Keiter’s managing partner since 2019, Wallace has more than three decades of finance experience. In his current role, Wallace oversees the firm’s growth strategy and tax services for corporate clients. With $42.89 million in revenue and nearly 200 employees, Keiter was named a firm to watch this year by Accounting Today. Wallace previously […]
Telecommunications 2024: MAGGIE HALLBACH
With more than two decades at Verizon, Hallbach served in a number of senior executive positions before being promoted to her current position in 2022. Verizon Public Sector is the telecommunication company’s government contracting arm and is responsible for Verizon Frontline, a 5G communications service for first responders. In May, the U.S. Navy chose Verizon […]
Real Estate 2024: DAN NOVACK
Novack has been president of Balfour Beatty’s building operations in the mid-Atlantic since January 2023, tasked with providing strategic oversight for construction operations in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Pennsylvania. He has been with the Dallas-based contracting and management company for more than two decades, providing operational support for approximately $2.5 billion in proj[...]
Education 2024: GORDON P. ROBERTSON
Robertson became chancellor of the private, conservative Christian university in July 2023 following the death at age 93 of his famous and controversial father, Pat Robertson, who founded the school in 1977. Gordon Robertson had succeeded his father in 2007 as president and CEO of Christian Broadcasting Network and host of its flagship weekday news […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: JOHN HENEGHAN
The leader of ECS Federal, ASGN’s federal consulting subsidiary, since 2022, Heneghan was an English teacher before turning to tech. He previously served as ECS’ chief operating officer and held executive roles at Stanley Associates and CGI Federal. In fiscal 2023, ASGN earned $4.45 billion in revenue, down 2.8% from the previous year. In June, […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: STEPHANIE MANGO
Mango took the helm of CGI Federal, the U.S. arm of Montreal-based IT and professional service consultancy CGI, in 2021. She joined CGI in 2004 when it purchased her former employer, American Management Systems. She was promoted to senior vice president in 2015. Last year, CGI implemented Momentum, its financial and acquisition management system, at […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: LINDSAY BERRY WINTER
A Hampton Roads native, Winter is the head of public policy in Virginia for Amazon, overseeing the e-commerce giant’s economic and community investments in Virginia, where it has its East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Since 2010, Amazon has reportedly invested more than $109 billion in Virginia through cloud infrastructure, fulfillment centers and compensation […]
Government | Politics 2024: CHRIS LaCIVITA
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Chesterfield County, Republican power player LaCivita is a former Marine, a Purple Heart recipient and one of a handful of insiders who has former President Donald Trump’s ear. LaCivita got his start as a GOP political strategist in the 1990s, working on George Allen’s successful congressional and gubernatorial campaigns. […]
