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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 […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: AMY GILLILAND
As president of General Dynamics Information Technology, an $8.5 billion IT company, Gilliland oversees roughly 30,000 employees across 30 countries. Gilliland joined parent company General Dynamics in 2005 and became president of GDIT in 2017. In addition to overseeing numerous federal contracts — including a $922 million contract awarded in February to modernize the U.S. […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: DAWN M. SCHAIBLE
In July, Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), retired, setting off a reshuffling that resulted in Schaible becoming acting director of Langley Research Center, which employs about 3,400 scientists, engineers, researchers and staff at its 764-acre aeronautical research facility in Hampton. Langley’s previous director, Clayton Turner, was ta[...]
Government | Politics 2024: WINSOME EARLE-SEARS
Earle-Sears is a woman of firsts: the first Black woman and immigrant to hold statewide office in Virginia and the commonwealth’s first female lieutenant governor, serving as president of the state Senate and occasionally casting tiebreaking votes. She is widely expected to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2025. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran […]
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[...]
