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Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: YOUNGKIN, GOV. GLENN
Youngkin’s victory in the 2021 gubernatorial race catapulted the former co-CEO of the Carlyle Group into the national spotlight as a possible Republican presidential nominee in 2024. However, in his last year in office, it’s unclear what the governor’s next act will be. Previously rumored to be considering a 2026 Senate bid, Youngkin conspicuously visited […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: WARNER, U.S. SEN. MARK
Virginia’s Democratic senior senator and the state’s 69th governor, Warner has been best known for his efforts to reach across the aisle in the U.S. Senate and his work as chair (now vice chair) of the Senate Intelligence Committee. However, after President Donald Trump took office in January for a second term, Warner has been […]
Education 2025: CONSTON, MARCIA
Conston became TCC’s sixth president in January 2020. Laser-focused on ensuring student success despite the daunting challenge, she guided the college forward with a strategic plan — Innovate 2026 — and a vision “to be the community’s first choice for education, opportunity, partnership and innovation.” The second largest college in the Virginia Community College System, [&hell[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: FELIX, JENNIFER
Reston-based ASRC Federal is a family of companies that serve IT customers in the defense and civilian sectors. Felix joined ASRC Federal in 2019 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, becoming president and CEO in 2020. ASRC Federal is a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional, an Alaska Native corporation, and employs more than […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: TAIT, MATT
A U.S. Navy veteran, Tait joined government contractor ManTech International in 2018 as a division president before becoming its chief operating officer in 2020. Shortly after the company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group, Tait became CEO and president in 2022. Previously, Tait spent two decades at consulting firm Accenture. He […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ARSENEAULT, TOM
As president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems PLC, Arseneault has overseen developments such as the $5.55 billion acquisition in February 2024 of Colorado-based Ball Aerospace, now known as Space and Mission Systems. In 2024, BAE Systems reported $16.5 billion in sales; it employs 41,000 workers […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: HELLER, JOHN
Before joining Amentum as CEO in 2022, Heller spent seven years directing growth strategy for Falls Church-based PAE, taking it from $1.6 billion in annual revenue to $2.76 billion. In September 2024, Amentum completed its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new systems integration and engineering solutions company […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: VECCHIOLLA, TOM
Vecchiolla has led the U.S. arm of U.K.-based security and defense contractor QinetiQ Group since January, taking over for Shawn Purvis, now CEO of Ohio’s Sabel Systems Technology Solutions. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Vecchiolla spent more than two decades in the Navy as an aviator and acquisition professional. He also worked as […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: IPSEN, LAURA K.
After 25 years in Silicon Valley as an executive for Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Ipsen was hired to lead higher ed tech company Ellucian in 2017. With 3,800 employees worldwide, Ellucian has an annual revenue approaching $1 billion and works with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Ipsen is […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: TRUNDLE, STEPHEN
Trundle has led Tysons-based home security tech company Alarm.com since 2003, coming aboard from its founding parent company, MicroStrategy (now known as Strategy), where he served as chief technology officer. The company sold the spinoff security business to investors in 2009, and Alarm.com, which now has 2,000 employees, went public in 2015. Alarm.com has become […]
