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Real Estate 2023: KIM ROY
From a young age, Roy has been interested in being a builder, and in 2017, she was appointed the first non-family member to lead the 86-year-old company that employs more than 900 workers in the commonwealth. A Virginia Tech alumna with a bachelor’s degree in construction, Roy went to work at Hitt in 1999 as […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TERRY RYAN
A veteran of the federal technical services market, Ryan stepped in as CEO of the global risk management firm in 2021, following his tenure as its lead director. Ryan has more than 20 years of executive-level experience in the industry, including holding CEO posts at Adroit Systems, VT Group and Tenax Aerospace. He also held […]
Real Estate 2023: MATT MALONE
Seeking to provide job opportunities to blue-collar workers and skilled tradespeople, Malone started Groundworks in 2016. With more than 700 employees in the state and 4,300 worldwide, Groundworks provides residential foundation and water management solutions, including foundation repair, basement waterproofing, crawl space repair and encapsulation, plumbing, gutter installation, and concrete lift[...]
Telecommunications 2023: MATTHEW J. DESCH
Iridium launched five spare satellites in May, completing its plans to upgrade the resilience of its constellation of communication satellites. It now has 66 operational crosslinked satellites and 14 spares. Iridium’s mobile voice and data satellite communications network is used in ships, planes and land vehicles and for Internet of Things systems. For fiscal year […]
Real Estate 2023: LAURA D. LAFAYETTE
Established in 1874, RAR is Central Virginia’s largest trade association, serving more than 5,000 Realtors in the region. A Richmond native and a champion for affordable housing, Lafayette has been with the association for more than 16 years and also serves as CEO of the region’s Multiple Listing Service. In 2022, Lafayette received the Beverly […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: ANEESH CHOPRA
In 2014, Chopra co-founded Arlington-based CareJourney, an open-data analytics platform designed to help physicians and provider networks improve health care delivery at lower cost to Medicare and Medicaid patients by better understanding patient demographics and identifying highest-need populations. Between 2009 and 2012, Chopra served as the federal government’s first chief technology offi[...]
Professional Services 2023: HORACIO D. ROZANSKI
Rozanski joined the Fortune 500 global management, technology, engineering and consulting firm Booz Allen in 1991 as an intern in Buenos Aires, ultimately rising to CEO in 2015 after holding other leadership positions such as chief operating officer. Booz Allen employs 10,707 people in Virginia and 31,925 worldwide and reported fiscal year 2022 earnings of […]
Health Care 2023: PAT DAVIS-HAGENS
As Bon Secours’ Hampton Roads market president since October 2021, Davis-Hagens oversees nearly 5,000 employees and operations at three hospitals in Franklin, Newport News and Portsmouth, as well as other facilities. Davis-Hagens previously served as president of Cincinnati’s The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health, part of the national Bon Secours Mercy Health system. She earned [&hellip[...]
Real Estate 2023: LISA CHANDLER
In March, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Rose & Womble Realty announced their merger. The combined agency has more than 750 agents and represents over 16% of the region’s market share, according to its chairman, J. Van Rose Jr. After an early childhood spent moving around the globe with her Air Force officer father, Chandler landed […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JOHN WASSON
Wasson has spent his 36-year career at ICF International, where he has led the global consulting and technology services provider through a series of acquisitions and growth. The company has doubled in size every five years over the past two decades and in fiscal year 2022 reported $1.78 billion in revenue. Wasson joined ICF as […]
Manufacturing 2023: ANDY GIRVIN
As plant manager for New Jersey chemical manufacturer AdvanSix’s largest factory, Girvin has navigated some challenges this year. In April, 340 union workers went on strike at the Hopewell plant, seeking wage increases. The strike ended in May, but that didn’t end troubles at the plant, which annually produces 400,000 tons of caprolactam, a compound […]
Health Care 2023: DR. J. STEPHEN JONES
Named as one of the top 1% of cancer specialists and urologists in the nation by Castle Connolly, Jones has led Inova Health System since 2018. The regional health system employs more than 20,000 people across its five hospitals and numerous other facilities, including Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 trauma center. In May, the health […]
