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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WATSON, TOM
Editor’s note: Serco announced on Sept. 22 that Michael LaRouche would succeed Tom Watson, effective Oct. 1. Watson became CEO of federal contractor Serco in 2022, after four years as senior vice president of defense business at the North American subsidiary of British parent company Serco Group. He previously worked for Science Applications International Corp. […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WINTER, LINDSAY BERRY
A Hampton Roads native, Winter oversees the e-commerce giant’s economic and community investments in Virginia, where Amazon has its East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $135 billion in Virginia through infrastructure and compensation for its 42,000 employees in the state. Before joining Amazon in 2021, Winter worked […]
Education 2025: WILLIAMS, LT. GEN. DARRELL K. (U.S. ARMY, RET.)
Williams served more than 37 years in the U.S. military and in 2022 became president of Hampton University, a private, historically Black university founded in 1868 — and Williams’ alma mater. A retired Army lieutenant general, Williams was the first Black director of the Department of Defense‘s Defense Logistics Agency, where he oversaw nine supply […]
Education 2025: HENRY, DONNA PRICE
Henry is the college’s first female chancellor since its founding in 1954 as a junior college with two buildings. She presides over a four-year liberal arts college encompassing 396 acres with 26 main buildings, attended by more than 1,900 students. Chancellor since 2013, Henry previously spent 16 years in a variety of positions at Florida […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: SUROVELL, SEN. SCOTT A.
Surovell is part of the new Democratic leadership in the Virginia General Assembly after the 2023 retirement of several longtime leaders, including former majority leader Sen. Dick Saslaw, whom Surovell succeeded in 2024. In his leadership post, Surovell often acts as the voice of Senate Democrats in criticizing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s priorities. In 2025, […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: WITTMAN, U.S. REP. ROB
Representing parts of the Richmond and Hampton Roads suburbs, as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, Republican Wittman is serving his ninth term in Congress. A former environmental health specialist and field director for the Virginia Department of Health’s shellfish sanitation division, Wittman has worked his way up the political ladder from the […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: AHMED, MAHFUZ
In the mid-1990s, Ahmed founded what’s now Dexian as a side venture while working as a consultant for Northrop Grumman and a senior technical manager for Mobil Oil. Today, the McLean-based provider of staffing, IT and workforce solutions employs about 12,000 workers across 70 locations worldwide. Originally known as Digital Intelligence Systems (DISYS), the company […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WAGONER, DOUG
Wagoner became CEO of the government contracting and consulting firm in 2020. In 2021, LMI acquired Suntiva, expanding its digital and workforce solution offerings, and sponsored the establishment of the Space Force Association Space Center of Excellence, an effort that aims to foster collaboration in the space domain. In 2022, LMI further expanded its presence […]
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 […]
