Recent Articles from Virginia Business
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: AGGARWAL, REGGIE
Initially a lawyer, Aggarwal shifted to the events business after planning hundreds of events as president of the Indian CEO Network. In 1999, he founded Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider. Cvent has grown to employ more than 5,000 people and serves more than 24,000 customers globally. While not on the Fortune […]
Health Care 2025: LEVY, DR. MARLON
After two years serving as VCU Health’s interim leader, Levy was appointed permanently in November 2024. A specialist in abdominal organ transplant surgery, Levy was named to lead the Richmond medical system and its health sciences department following the sudden departure of Dr. Art Kellermann in late 2022. Early in 2023, news broke that VCU […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ESCARAVAGE, STEVE
Escaravage leads Booz Allen’s newly formed Defense Technology Group, a position he has held since April 1. In his new role, Escaravage is responsible for speeding capabilities for the company’s defense customers. Escaravage received his fourth Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic in 2025 and chairs the AI group for its 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. He […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: LE, PHONG
In February, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, known for being the world’s largest corporate bitcoin owner, dropped the “micro” from its name, becoming simply Strategy. Given that bitcoin reached yet another record high in July, this time reaching $123,000, the Tysons tech company’s strategy looks to be paying off. As of July 6, Strategy […]
Education 2025: SANDS, TIMOTHY
Sands became the land-grant university’s 16th president in 2014 after serving as interim president at Purdue University, and is under contract to stay through 2027. He has led the development of Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus, a $1 billion campus in Alexandria for graduate computer science and engineering programs. The campus’s first academic building, costing $302 […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former Navy SEAL, Angold leads a company that was named the 24th largest federal contractor in 2019. Angold left the military in 2005 and joined Blackbird Technologies, a solutions provider for the intelligence community that’s now part of RTX. After a stint at VP Expeditionary Programs in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ABOD, CRAIG P.
Since Abod founded Carahsoft in 2004, the privately owned IT and cybersecurity solutions provider has grown to land the No. 26 spot on Forbes’ 2024 list of the nation’s largest private companies, with more than $15 billion in revenue and 3,200 employees. In January, Abod, a University of Maryland graduate, was named for the 11th […]
Education 2025: FLEMING, SCOTT
Named to lead SCHEV in 2024, Fleming was serving his first term on the council’s governing board when he was hired. SCHEV is a coordinating body for the state’s colleges, implementing statewide policies set by the General Assembly and the governor, suggesting policies and funding, and conducting research. Fleming replaced interim director Alan Edwards, who […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: KILGORE, DEL. TERRY
In an unusual Republican party leadership vote in June, Del. Terry Kilgore was voted in as the GOP’s House minority leader, succeeding Del. C. Todd Gilbert, who stepped down to become U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Kilgore, who has served in the House since 1994, unsuccessfully challenged Gilbert for the position in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CALIO, CHRISTOPHER T.
Calio became president and CEO of Fortune Global 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX in 2024. Previously known as Raytheon Technologies, the company moved its headquarters to Arlington in 2022. At RTX, Calio, who previously served as chief operating officer, leads 185,000 employees. Calio also was president of RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney, which designs […]