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Charlottesville cybersecurity company names defense president
Charlottesville-based cybersecurity technology company Mission Secure Inc. announced Tuesday it has appointed Bob McAleer as president of Mission Secure Defense. A U.S. Army and industry veteran, McAleer most recently served as chief operating officer for Nashville, Tennessee-based Military System Group, which designs and manufactures weapons mounts. He also serves on the board of Utah-based therm[...]
Hourigan names CFO, general counsel
Richmond-based commercial construction and development firm Hourigan announced Friday it has hired David Ryan as chief financial officer and Kelley Holland as general counsel. Ryan most recently served as vice president for corporate strategy and investor relations at chemical company Albemarle Corp. With nearly 30 years of experience, he has also served in leadership roles […]
Herndon AI tech firm names new CEO
Herndon-based artificial intelligence tech company Geospark Analytics announced Thursday that company President Amanda Brownfield has been promoted to CEO after being with Geospark for only six months. Brownfield succeeds Geospark founder and CEO Omar Balkinssoon, who will serve as executive chairman of the board and a strategic adviser to the company. “I look forward to […]
George Mason names new law school dean
George Mason University announced Thursday it has named Kenneth Randall as the new dean of its Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, effective Dec. 1, replacing Henry Butler. Randall previously served as dean of The University of Alabama’s law school for 20 years and as special counsel to UA President Robert Witt. During his time […]
Suffolk city manager resigns
Suffolk City Manager Patrick Roberts has resigned, effective Oct. 2. Suffolk City Council accepted Roberts’ resignation during a special meeting on Monday evening after returning from a closed session. Albert Moor was appointed as interim city manager and will assume the position Oct. 3. “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we have agreed to […]
New maritime collaborative taps executive director
Nancy Grden has been named the first executive director of Hampton Roads Maritime Collaborative for Growth & Innovation, which aims to expand the role maritime plays in the region’s economic development. Grden was most recently the associate vice president of Old Dominion University’s Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Along with leading the newly formed collaborative[...]
Capital Square hires managing director, institutional fundraising head
Henrico County-based real estate investment company Capital Square announced Monday it has hired Bernard R. “Ben” Vonderhaar as managing director and head of institutional fundraising. Vonderhaar was most recently the managing director of fundraising at BlackGold Capital Management LP and has also served as managing director and head of the endowment and foundation, health care […]
University of Richmond president to step down
University of Richmond President Ronald A. Crutcher announced Wednesday he has asked the board of trustees to begin a search for his successor, with plans to have a new president take office no later than July 1, 2022. Following his term as president, Crutcher and his wife, Betty, will travel to Berlin for a sabbatical […]
SAIC names health IT market program director
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has named Sarjoo Shah as program management director for the state and local health IT market. With more than 25 years of experience, Shah was most recently the chief information officer with the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services and previously […]
Arlington-based natural gas provider announces leadership changes
Arlington-based liquefied natural gas producer Venture Global LNG Inc. announced Monday corporate governance changes in which founders, co-Chairmen and co-CEOs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel will split their roles. With approval of the board of directors, effective Oct. 1, Sabel will assume the role of CEO and Pender will become executive co-chairman, a new officer […]
Trustar Bank names senior adviser
Great Falls-based Trustar Bank announced Tuesday it has hired Samuel A. Schreiber as senior adviser. Schreiber was most recently president of Chain Bridge Bank, but spent 25 years of his career with Wachovia as well as Wells Fargo after their 2008 merger. He was Washington, D.C., president and mid-Atlantic regional president with Wachovia and became […]
Dewberry names VP, business development director
Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Wednesday it has hired Jay Harper as vice president and business development director in the company’s federal group. With more than 15 years of experience, Harper is the former senior adviser to the administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In his new role, he will work with […]
