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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 […]
Professional Services 2025: KOTTER, DAN
In 2023, Kotter was tapped to become Greater Washington managing partner for Ernst & Young, succeeding Kevin Virostek, who retired. Kotter has worked at EY since 1998 and previously served as an assurance partner. In addition to managing EY’s Greater Washington offices, Kotter holds client-serving responsibilities. He has served as a global client service partner […]
Professional Services 2025: MARX JR., BILL
Marx became Grant Thornton’s D.C. market managing principal in 2024, leading the Arlington regional office for the Chicago-based U.S. arm of the global accounting firm network. With more than 25 years of experience, Marx was a tax principal at Grant Thornton for 13-plus years. From 2015 to 2020, he led the firm’s Tax Accounting and […]
Professional Services 2025: MILBURN, THOMAS L.
In October 2024, Milburn was tapped as CEO for YHB, the accounting services firm where he began his career in 1997. Each YHB CEO serves a five-year term, and Milburn succeeds C. Scott Moulden, under whose leadership the firm acquired five accounting firms and grew to 300-plus employees, expanding into Maryland and developing its C-suite. […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: STATON, TRAVIS
Spun off from the United Way of Southwest Virginia last year, EO is focused on workforce development programs. As the nonprofit’s leader, Staton manages a $10 million portfolio of grant-funded economic development, workforce training and child development programs. During his 20 years leading the United Way chapter, Staton created and grew a cradle-to-career nonprofit to […]
Professional Services 2025: PETERS, STEPHANIE R.
Peters has led the state’s professional association for CPAs since 1997, representing nearly 13,000 members in both the public and private sectors. The accounting industry has faced a dearth of workers in recent years; in 2024, Peters told Virginia Business that, while CPA staffing levels had become more stable in recent years, staffing levels industrywide […]
