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During a Jan. 30, 2025 White House news conference, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed federal diversity and inclusion promotion efforts for the mid-air crash between American Airlines and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via AP )
Jan 30, 2025

Trump-led DEI crackdown may leave glass ceilings intact

In the “Mad Men” era of the 1960s and 1970s, when my mother was climbing the corporate ladder at C&P Telephone, she was frequently the only woman at out-of-state national technical trainings for managers. And from her recollection, if the men in the classes weren’t hitting on her, many were resentful or threatened by her […]

Oct 31, 2024

Return to uncertainty

In the wake of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by half a percentage point in September, the stock market has been setting records, hiring numbers are trending strong, and the inflation rate has been slowly edging downward. Nevertheless, many businesses — and workers — seem to be in a state of anxious uncertainty, awaiting […]

Aug 30, 2023

A powerful history

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Virginia 500 — The 2023 Power List. Our hope is that you will find it to be an insightful and helpful guide to the commonwealth’s top leaders in business, government and higher education. Virginia’s long reputation as a power center — producing eight U.S. presidents, including George Washington, […]

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