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Education 2025: ADAMS-GASTON, JAVAUNE
Under Adams-Gaston’s leadership since 2019, Norfolk State has racked up achievements ranging from regularly ranking among U.S. News & World Report’s top 20 historically Black colleges and universities to attaining a 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The public university attracted big-dollar donation[...]
Health Care 2025: DAVIS, MELINA
In 2014, Davis became executive vice president of MSV, a trade organization that represents more than 30,000 physicians, physician assistants, residents and medical students. Four years later, she took the helm as CEO. MSV successfully advocated for laws to allow Virginia health care professionals to seek mental health care and help for career fatigue without […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: DEAN, WILLIAM H. ‘BILL’
In 2023, Dean opened the doors to a new, 168,000-square-foot building on his company’s manufacturing campus in Caroline County, completing a five-year, $63 million phase three expansion that created more than 500 jobs in Virginia. It’s among several expansions for Dean, who grew the small business that his grandfather started in 1949 as an electrical […]
Education 2025: PAINO, TROY D.
In 2024, UMW introduced three new majors (applied mathematics and statistics, data science as well as management and entrepreneurship) and three new minors (disability studies, global history and professional writing). The school also signed a partnership with the University of Virginia, streamlining the admissions process for UMW accounting majors who meet qualifications. Paino received the [&hel[...]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: HERRING, DEL. CHARNIELE
When Democrats took control of the House of Delegates in 2020, Herring became the first woman and first African American to serve as majority leader. After Republicans retook the chamber following the 2021 elections, she became caucus chair but returned to her majority leader role when her party narrowly reassumed power in 2024. Early experience […]
Education 2025: KELLY, REAR ADM. WILLIAM G. (U.S. COAST GUARD, RET.)
After nearly four decades of service in the U.S. Coast Guard, Kelly became CNU’s sixth president in 2023. Founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, a two-year branch of William & Mary, CNU is a four-year public university with about 5,000 students. The new Science and Engineering Research Center is under construction and expected to […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WENSINGER, JEREMY
In June 2024, Wensinger suceeded Chuck Prow as aerospace and defense contractor V2X’s president and CEO. Wensinger also serves on V2X’s board of directors. The change follows the 2023 move of V2X’s headquarters from Colorado to Tysons. V2X was formed by the $2.1 billion merger of Vertex and Vectrus in 2022 and has about 16,000 […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GILLILAND, AMY
As president of General Dynamics Information Technology, Gilliland oversees roughly 30,000 employees. She joined parent company General Dynamics in 2005 and became GDIT’s president in 2017. GDIT reported $8.75 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024, contributing to General Dynamics’ overall revenue of $47.7 billion. The company has logged several high dollar contracts in recent years, [&hel[...]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: JONES, KHALID
Following his appointment by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024, Jones took the helm of the Virginia Lottery, an agency whose responsibilities continue to grow as the state embraces more forms of gambling. Besides overseeing traditional scratch and draw games, the state lottery has been charged with regulating casinos and internet sports betting. For fiscal 2024, […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GEVEDEN, REX D.
Headquartered in Lynchburg, BWX Technologies manufactures nuclear reactors, fuel and components; develops and manufactures microreactors for national security and space applications, and provides nuclear technical services at government labs and facilities. Geveden joined BWXT in 2015 as its chief operating officer before becoming CEO in 2017. He previously was an executive at Teledyne Technologie[...]
