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Education 2025: WASHINGTON, GREGORY
In 2020, Washington became the first Black president of Virginia’s largest and most diverse public university. He was previously dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. A first-generation college graduate, Washington holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State U[...]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: BILLS, MICHAEL D.
The state’s biggest individual campaign donor, Michael Bills has become a lightning rod in Virginia political circles for whom he funds — candidates who pledge not to take money from Dominion Energy — and who he doesn’t. The founder and chief investment officer of Charlottesville-based Bluestem Asset Management, Bills founded Clean Virginia in 2018 with […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: LaCIVITA, CHRIS
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Chesterfield County, Republican power player LaCivita is a former Marine, a Purple Heart recipient and one of a handful of insiders who has President Donald Trump’s ear, having run his 2024 presidential campaign as co-campaign manager. LaCivita got his start as a GOP political strategist in the 1990s, working […]
Energy 2025: GLUSKI, ANDRÉS R.
Originally from Venezuela, Gluski joined AES in 2000 and became its president and CEO in 2011. The Fortune 500 global electric utility generates and distributes power in 15 countries. In 2024, AES reported $12.3 billion in revenue, with $47 billion in assets. For 2024, Gluski’s total compensation was about $13.4 million. Gluski seems optimistic about […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL
Spanberger first became a household name in 2018, when she narrowly defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Brat to flip control of a longtime Republican stronghold in Central Virginia. Today, having served three terms in Congress, she is running to become Virginia’s first female governor. A former CIA officer and U.S. Postal Inspection Service law enforcement […]
Health Care 2025: ARNER, STEVE
Arner succeeded Nancy Howell Agee as CEO in October 2024, after being promoted to president in 2023. He leads Carilion’s 13,000-plus workers, who serve about 1 million patients in Virginia and West Virginia at seven hospitals and 250 medical offices. Arner, who joined Carilion in 1996 as a financial analyst, previously served as chief operating […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: KASTNER, CHRISTOPHER D.
Kastner was tapped in 2022 as CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder and a Fortune 500 company that owns Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia’s biggest industrial employer. Prior to that, he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for HII, which has 44,000 employees and reported $11.5 billion in fiscal […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CORRIGAN, MILE
Twenty-one years after joining not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis as a computer scientist, software architect and manager, Corrigan was named president and CEO in 2022. With a bachelor’s in management science and information technology from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Georgetown, Corrigan previously served as Noblis’ executive vice president and before that as senior vice [&hel[...]
Education 2025: SCHMIDT, JAMES C.
Hired in March, Schmidt became JMU’s new president in July. He was most recently chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he was recognized as a “stellar fundraiser” and brought in one of the largest gifts in that university’s history: a $70 million athletics donation. Schmidt’s 30-year career in higher education, as well as […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: LUCAS, SEN. L. LOUISE
Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election, Lucas has become the face of Virginia Democrats’ “blue brick wall” strategy to block Republican priorities in Richmond. Key to her public image is the state senator’s brash and outspoken presence on X, where she has more than 82,000 followers. She was instrumental in blocking Youngkin’s $2 billion arena plan […]
