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Education 2025: GUIDERA, AIMEE ROGSTAD
In 2021, Guidera was the first state secretary appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a signal of the importance he placed on the post. A proponent of charter schools and parental involvement in education, Guidera is responsible for leading the state’s public schools and has significant influence on postsecondary institutions, including the Virginia Community College System. […]
Energy 2025: PIERCE, SHANNON O.
A Surry County native, Pierce succeeded Robert Duvall in April as leader of the utility serving more than 310,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Southeastern Virginia. Pierce didn’t grow up dreaming of working in energy, the field where she’s spent her entire career. Fresh out of the University of Virginia School of Law, Pierce […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: LEVY, DAVID
In 2023, Levy was tapped to lead Amazon Web Services’ worldwide public sector business, overseeing government contracting activities for Amazon.com’s cloud computing subsidiary, as well as business for educational, nonprofit and health care organizations. In 2024, AWS recorded $107.6 billion in net sales, increasing 19% year-over-year from 2023 and surpassing $100 billion for the first[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GRAY, DeETTE
After starting her career as a middle school math and science teacher, Gray became interested in coding, which led her to IT, where she worked as a software developer. A former executive at Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems, Gray has won the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International Women’s Appreciation Award for promoting STEM […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: EARLE-SEARS, LT. GOV. WINSOME
Earle-Sears is a woman of firsts: the first Black woman and immigrant to hold statewide office in Virginia and the commonwealth’s first female lieutenant governor, serving as president of the state Senate and occasionally casting tiebreaking votes. This year, she seeks to be Virginia’s first female governor as the Republican nominee. A U.S. Marine Corps […]
Health Care 2025: LUTES, MICHAEL
Lutes joined Bon Secours in 2022 as Richmond market president. The health system created his state president role this year; he now oversees the Richmond and Hampton Roads markets, including about 14,000 employees across the state. In May, the health system opened its approximately $80 million, 100,000-square-foot Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk. The same […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: KAINE, U.S. SEN. TIM
Labeled by supporters as “America’s Dad” for his level-headed, folksy and sometimes wonky demeanor, Democrat Kaine has been a fixture in Virginia politics since his 1994 election to Richmond City Council. From there, he became Richmond mayor, then Virginia’s lieutenant governor and governor. His 2006-10 term in the Executive Mansion was marked by both the […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: CULLEN, RICHARD
Richmond insider Richard Cullen was an early pick by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the political newcomer’s cabinet when he took office in 2022, and he has remained a prominent figure in the executive branch since. Before joining the Youngkin administration, Cullen was a senior partner at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s largest law firm. There, he […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: SCOTT JR., DEL. DON
After bumping longtime Del. Eileen Filler-Corn from the top House role in a 2022 shakeup, Scott became Virginia’s first Black speaker in 2024 when Democrats retook the chamber. It wasn’t the only unexpected turn in his history: In 1994, as he was finishing up his law degree, Scott was arrested on federal drug charges. He […]
Energy 2025: HEWA, JOHN D.
In 2017, Hewa joined the member-owned utility as vice president and chief operating officer. Three years later, he took the helm of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative following the retirement of Kent Farmer, who’d worked there for more than four decades. In addition to leading the cooperative that today provides electricity to nearly 182,000 connections across […]
