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Professional Services 2025: WALLACE, GARY G.
Accounting firm Keiter’s managing partner since 2019, Wallace has more than three decades of finance experience. He oversees the firm’s growth strategy and tax services for corporate clients. With approximately 200 employees, Keiter was named a firm to watch this year by Accounting Today. Keiter was the 125th largest accounting firm in the U.S. by […]
Professional Services 2025: TAYLOR JR., JOHNNY C.
Since 2017, Taylor has led SHRM, an association that represents nearly 340,000 HR professionals in 180 countries. Named one of the “300 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America” for 2024 by Savoy magazine, Taylor frequently testifies before Congress about issues impacting American workers. He also authored “Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of […]
Professional Services 2025: WOLD, JENNIFER
Wold became Virginia market manager for Forvis in 2023. She came to Virginia from Wichita, Kansas, and oversees the firm’s offices in Richmond and Norfolk. Forvis Mazars was formed in June 2024 when Forvis acquired Paris-based audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars’ U.S. arm. Forvis Mazars, which recorded $5.2 billion in fiscal 2024, employs more than […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: BALDI, CINIRA
After more than two decades of experience in humanitarian relief, nonprofit work and marketing, Baldi joined Good360 as its CEO in January. She was most recently the chief development and communications officer at Project HOPE, where she spearheaded a four-year capacity- building initiative to rebuild the brand, expand fundraising and broaden the organization’s reach. Before […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: CORREA, SORAYA
Correa became president and CEO of National Industries for the Blind, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, in 2024. She succeeded Kevin Lynch, who led NIB for 15 years before retiring. NIB manufactures products under the Skilcraft brand, including office products; professional-grade tools; safety equipment and hardware; and […]
Professional Services 2025: JOHNSON, JEANELLE
In August 2024, PwC named Johnson managing partner for the Washington, D.C., office, which serves clients in Northern Virginia. Johnson succeeded Kevin Smithson, who was promoted to east regions market leader, a newly created position. She leads 2,500 PwC professionals. Johnson holds on to her previous role as lead client partner in the deals practice, […]
Professional Services 2025: HABEEB, GREGORY D.
Habeeb has been a fixture in Virginia politics and political consulting for decades. He served as a Republican delegate for Virginia’s 8th District in the House of Delegates from January 2011 until his resignation in August 2018; Habeeb wanted to devote more time to his work at Gentry Locke Attorneys. Today, he is president of Gentry Locke […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2025: DiCROCE, DEBORAH M.
After spending more than 35 years as a university professor and college president, DiCroce has led the Hampton Roads Community Foundation for more than a decade. The foundation is the largest grant and scholarship provider in southeastern Virginia, distributing more than $33 million in 2024. For the 2024-25 school year, the organization provided more than […]
Professional Services 2025: KEARNEY, BRIAN
Kearney serves as CEO of Kearney & Co., one of the largest CPA firms in the U.S., which was founded in 1985 by Ed Kearney, who is now chairman. According to Washington Technology, the firm as of this year had about $286 million in revenue and about 5,300 employees. Kearney & Co. has also been named […]
Professional Services 2025: De ARMOND, LAURIE
After about two decades with one of the largest public accounting, tax, consulting and business advisory firms in the world, De Armond became market managing principal for the Washington, D.C., area in 2023. She had previously served in various roles, including Greater Washington, D.C., nonprofit and education practice leader. In her role, she oversees a team […]
