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Banking | Finance 2024: STEPHAN Q. CASSADAY
Since Cassaday founded his Northern Virginia firm in 1993, it has grown from $40 million in assets under management to $5.5 billion. Today, Cassaday & Co. has 86 employees who work with more than 3,000 investors. The firm is ranked No. 42 on Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams list for 2024. A Radford […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: ALLIE EVANGELISTA
A native of Brazil, Evangelista had 20-plus years of experience in hospitality and gaming around the United States before leaving Penn National Gaming operations to join the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol in early 2022. Hard Rock opened a temporary casino in Bristol in July 2022, with plans to open the approximately $515 million […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: SHAWN PURVIS
President and CEO of security and defense contractor QinetiQ US since February 2022, Purvis previously worked at Northrop Grumman, where she was enterprise services sector president and a corporate vice president. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2012, Purvis worked for Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), where she was senior vice president of its intelligence […]
Law 2024: THOMAS C. INGLIMA
Inglima has been at Willcox & Savage for more than a quarter of a century. In 2021, he was named managing partner of the firm. Inglima’s practice centers around mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and securities transactions, intellectual property, licensing and technology transfers, and general corporate work, including advising executives about corporate governance. After beginning[...]
Law 2024: MICHAEL M. YORK
Formerly a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who covered federal courts for The Washington Post, York became an attorney in 1994 and started his own firm focused on corporate litigation and white-collar criminal cases. He became president of the state bar July 1, starting his one-year term after serving on the bar’s council and executive committee […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: KERRY ALYS ROBINSON
Robinson, who assumed her role in August 2023, is only the second layperson and second woman to lead the domestic humanitarian work branch of the Catholic Church in the United States. She followed Sister Donna Markham’s eight-year tenure. A member of the Leadership Roundtable — a network of lay people and Catholic clergy that supports […]
Education 2024: KARL McDONNELL
Focused on primarily online learning for working adults, Strategic Education was formed in 2018 through the $2 billion merger of Strayer Education and Capella Education. The education services holding company owns for-profit Strayer and Capella universities and other entities. McDonnell previously was president and CEO of Strayer, which he joined in 2006, serving as chief […]
Retail 2024: YOUNG CHOI
Choi was announced as the new leader of StarKist in December 2023, replacing Chae-Ung Um, who had been in the role for about a year and left to “pursue new professional opportunities,” according to a company news release. Choi starts the new position just as South Korea’s Dongwon F&B, also a subsidiary of StarKist parent […]
Energy 2024: ANDRÉS R. GLUSKI
Originally from Venezuela, Gluski joined AES in 2000 and became its president and CEO in 2011. A Fortune 500 global electric utility that generates and distributes power in 15 countries, AES is one of the world’s largest electric utilities. In fiscal year 2023, AES reported $12.6 billion in revenue, with $44 billion in assets. In […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: AKHIL JAIN
Jain has run Landmark Hospitality Group for over a decade. With 367 Virginia employees, the hospitality company manages, owns and develops hotels in North Carolina and Virginia under brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Radisson. The company also expanded into housing in 2021, developing a 287-unit luxury apartment complex in Hampton. As part of the […]
