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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 […]
Education 2025: ROWE, KATHERINE A.
Rowe became president of the nation’s second-oldest university in 2018, after serving as provost and dean of faculty at Smith College. She has shepherded the creation of William & Mary’s first sustainability plan, an entrepreneurship hub and the college’s strategic plan, Vision 2026. In July, the college opened the School of Computing, Data Sciences & […]
Energy 2025: SENECHAL, KRISTEN
Following an eight-month national search, Kristen Senechal was selected to lead NOVEC, succeeding David E. Schleicher, who retired in April. One of the nation’s largest electric cooperatives based on energy sales, NOVEC reported operating revenue of $864 million in 2023. The electric cooperative serves more than 180,000 residential and business customers in Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, [&helli[...]
Education 2025: DORÉ, DAVID
When Doré became the 10th chancellor of the Virginia Community College System in 2023, he started his tenure by traveling 3,600 miles in 36 days on a listening tour across the state. Doré oversees 23 colleges with 40 campuses and more than 232,000 students. The former president of Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, replaced […]
Energy 2025: BROWN, CARLOS M.
Brown’s title at Dominion grows longer and longer. After joining the company in 2007 as senior counsel, Brown steadily climbed the ranks, holding business, operational and legal roles. In 2024, Brown became president of Dominion Energy Services and executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Dominion Energy. In June, Brown assumed oversight […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CALKINS, MATT
A top economics graduate at Dartmouth and a world champion board gamer, Calkins co-founded cloud computing and enterprise software firm Appian in his basement in 1999. It grew to become the most successful software IPO of 2017. In 2024, Appian reaped $68 million in cloud subscription revenue, up 21% compared with 2023. The company’s total […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: MANGO, STEPHANIE
Mango took the helm of CGI Federal, the U.S. arm of Montreal-based IT and professional service consultancy CGI, in 2021. She joined CGI in 2004 when it purchased her former employer, American Management Systems. She was promoted to senior vice president in 2015. In September 2024, the company finalized its purchase of Fairfax County IT […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: PARKS, DELBERT
As site executive at Micron Technology Virginia, Micron’s semiconductor manufacturing facility for computer memory chips, Parks oversees more than 1,230 employees for one of Virginia’s largest exporters. A federally subsidized expansion, including $257 million in federal funds announced in December 2024, is expected to double the plant’s workforce, as Micron plans to move its exi[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: HENEGHAN, JOHN
The leader of ASGN’s federal consulting subsidiary since 2022, Heneghan was an English teacher before turning to tech. He previously served as ECS’ chief operating officer and held executive roles at Stanley Associates and CGI Federal. In fiscal 2024, ASGN earned $4.1 billion in revenue, down from $4.45 billion from the previous year. In addition […]
