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Google Public Sector taps Booz Allen exec as CEO
Karen Dahut will be the CEO of Google Public Sector, Google LLC’s subsidiary focused on government and educational contracting work. Dahut starts Oct. 31 and will be based out of Google’s Washington, D.C., and Reston offices, according to a news release. She takes the place of Will Grannis, Google Public Sector’s founding CEO, who is […]
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Central Virginia The state’s fiscal 2023-24 budget, approved June 1, contains funding that will benefit future redevelopment of the Central Virginia Training Center site in Madison Heights. Republican Sen. Steve Newman requested $25 million in state money to annul outstanding bonds associated with CVTC, a former state facility for people with intellectual disabilities that closed […]
American Diabetes Association appoints new CEO
The American Diabetes Association has appointed Charles D. “Chuck” Henderson as its new CEO, the Arlington-based nonprofit announced Thursday. Henderson served as the association’s interim CEO for the previous six months. Furst Group, an Illinois-based health care executive search firm, selected him for the permanent position. He succeeds Tracey D. Brown, who left in October […]
Clark Construction to expand in NoVa
Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark Construction Group LLC, the general contractor for several phases of Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2, announced plans Tuesday to expand the company’s footprint in the mid-Atlantic region, including building a 128,000-square-foot office in McLean. The office will be at 7900 Westpark Drive in Fairfax County, and will “provide a modern and collaborative hub for [...]
Metro announces next general manager, CEO
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s new general manager and CEO is Randy Clarke, the current president and CEO of Austin, Texas’ Capital Metro. The board of the authority, which runs Metrorail and Metrobus, announced Tuesday that Clarke will assume the position in late summer. Metro’s current general manager and CEO, Paul J. Wiedefeld, announced in […]
McLean-based Intelsat names new execs
McLean-based Intelsat Corp. has named four new executives. Anthony “Toby” O’Brien will become the satellite provider’s next chief financial officer, after having served in the role for five years with Raytheon Co., Intelsat said in a news release May 5. Michael DeMarco will become the company’s new chief commercial officer, after having served as chief […]
March NoVa home sales down 4.9% from 2021
Northern Virginia saw fewer home sales last month compared with March 2021 due to low inventory and higher rates, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report published Friday. The market saw a 4.9% decline in home sales over March 2021, not far off from the 4.5% drop nationwide. “I expect that rapid price […]
Ellucian closes acquisition of CampusLogic
Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian Inc. has completed its acquisition of Chandler, Arizona-based financial aid software provider CampusLogic Inc, Ellucian announced Tuesday. The deal was first announced in January. Financial details were not disclosed. Campus Logic is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides financial aid tools and platforms for colleges and univer[...]
Reston-based Babel Street names new CEO, CFO
Reston-based Babel Street Inc., a web and social media monitoring company, has named a new CEO and chief financial officer, according to a news release. Michael Southworth succeeds Babel Street founder and CEO Jeff Chapman, who has been named vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. Brian Daum has joined the company as CFO. “I […]
Fredericksburg chamber promotes 4
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber has promoted four of its staff, the chamber announced in a news release Thursday. Wendy Zelazny is now vice president of membership, Carley Swaim Walker is now vice president of programs and events, Stacey Hicks is now operations manager and Ellen Ball is now senior director of finance. Zelazny has been […]
Comcast taps Comscore’s measurement tools
Comcast Cable’s ad sales arm will begin offering Reston-based Comscore Inc. media measurement and analytics tools as an alternative to the Nielsen ratings system, Comscore announced this week. Effectv, which sells ads in 66 markets for Comcast Cable, will use Comscore’s impression-based measurement product with its local advertising clients. The cable company has nearly 35 […]
Inova adds 2 execs to board of trustees
Falls Church-based Inova Health System has added two new members to its board of trustees, the nonprofit health care provider announced April 6. Kathryn Falk, vice president at Cox Communications in Northern Virginia, and Lesley Kalan, corporate vice president and chief strategy and development officer for Northop Grumman Corp., have joined the board, which oversees […]
