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Professional Services 2025: JOHNSON, HARVEY L.
Having joined PBMares in 2003, Johnson had nearly two decades of experience at the accounting and consulting firm when he took the helm from co-founder Alan S. Witt in January 2021; to date, Johnson is only the second person to lead PBMares. Before becoming CEO, Johnson served as practice leader for the firm’s financial institutions […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: ROBINSON, KERRY ALYS
Robinson, who assumed her role in 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 leadership and […]
Professional Services 2025: BLANK, JEREMY
With nearly three decades under his belt at Deloitte, Blank was promoted in January 2024 from head of the Big Four global accounting firm’s Greater Washington market to a national role as U.S. tax chief strategy officer. Blank oversees services for national and global tax clients, including specializations such as tax planning, tax research and analysis, […]
Professional Services 2025: JUNAIDEEN, AMRY
In 2024, 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. Junaideen was previously principal at the Deloitte & Touche subsidiary. Junaideen started as a senior consultant with Deloitte’s Australian office. He also previously [&hellip[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: MORRIS, JENNIFER
Morris has spent nearly 30 years in organizations dedicated to protecting the environment, a passion she developed while teaching in Namibia. She saw how the health of the community she was working with in southwest Africa was impacted by the unhealthy environment. Morris heads a global staff of nearly 6,000 in more than 80 countries […]
Professional Services 2025: BLONDIN, JACOB
After seven years with RetailData, serving as chief operating officer and vice president of strategic initiatives, Blondin was tapped to become CEO in 2020. In 2021, RetailData acquired e-commerce data extraction and software development company Loginworks. Blondin launched Intrics that same year. In November 2024, RetailData rebranded as RDSolutions. With 650 employees, RDSolutions provides marke[...]
Professional Services 2025: HARTOGS, CASSIE
Hartogs serves as BDO USA’s tax market managing principal for the Greater Washington market. She oversees more than 550 tax professionals across 10 cities and leads the tax practice in operations, strategy, business development, recruiting and professional development. She’s also a leader of BDO USA’s tax efficiency team. BDO USA is the U.S. member firm […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: RAHMAN, CINDY
This year, Rahman became head of March of Dimes, a national charity founded in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat polio. Today, the 350-employee nonprofit focuses on healthy pregnancies and births. Rahman became the organization’s interim president and CEO in August 2024, after the nonprofit announced Dr. Elizabeth Cherot was stepping down, taking […]
Professional Services 2025: ROBINSON, DANNY
In 2024, after serving as The Martin Agency’s chief creative officer since 2020, Robinson became the advertising agency’s CEO, succeeding Kristen Cavallo. Robinson joined Martin two decades ago and has overseen campaigns for national clients like Geico, UPS and Old Navy. During his tenure as chief creative officer, Adweek named Martin its Agency of the […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: SANJAYAN, M.
After eight years, Sanjayan, the host of the PBS series “Changing Planet,” stepped down as head of Conservation International in August, shortly after the Virginia 500 went to press. “I’m immensely proud of what we accomplished during this time and am deeply grateful to the extraordinary people I’ve worked alongside. I led the organization through […]
