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Real Estate 2024: GARY BOWMAN
Bowman Consulting Group, founded in 1995 as a five-person company, followed Bowman’s 15-year stint at Urban Engineering. The publicly traded engineering services firm has about 2,000 employees with 97 offices nationwide, nine of them in Virginia. In July, Bowman, who remains chairman and CEO, was succeeded as president by Michael Bruen, the firm’s former chief […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight August 2024: MAGGIE REED
PERSONAL MOTTO: She believed she could, so she did. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I am happiest outdoors doing almost anything or curled up with a book and my dogs. HOBBY/PASSION: I love to read and to learn — be it podcasts, audiobooks, physical books or life experiences. HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I went to […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight July 2024: Michael Keegan
FIRST JOB: Installing gas lines into houses in New Jersey TRAIT I ADMIRE: Empathy WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Not to complain. I was complaining recently to a friend about having to go to a speech by some “expert” on AI, only to learn later that my friend was the speaker. True story! SOMETHING I’D NEVER DO […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight June 2024: J.D. MYERS II
HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I believe that when you discover your purpose, and have the courage to persuade it, the path to your career goals and aspirations will be clearly defined. Work no longer feels like work but feels like you’re doing what you were put here to do. HOW I BALANCE WORK AND […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: ERIK H. NEIL
FIRST JOB: Busboy at Washington Golf & Country Club in Arlington HOBBY/PASSION: Traveling, especially to Italy HISTORIC PERSON I WISH I COULD MEET: [Chrysler Corp. founder] Walter Chrysler, who created this great collection and gave it to the people FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Princeton Tigers basketball RECENT BOOK READ: “Stay True: A Memoir,” by Hua Hsu […]
The Power 50
Power can be measured by metrics such as wealth and how many people you lead, as well as what one does with that power. Is your company undertaking bold growth strategies? Are you the visionary executive leading huge initiatives? Are you bringing massive infrastructure projects to fruition or making seismically impactful philanthropic contributions? In previous […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: ANEESH CHOPRA
FIRST JOB: Bellhop at a Ramada Inn outside of Princeton, New Jersey MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My wedding ring HOW I UNWIND FROM WORK: Playing tag with the kids in the backyard HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I was inspired by President Clinton to solve national problems through better use of technology. HOW I BALANCE MY […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: CLAYTON TURNER
FIRST JOB: Stock boy at Sears WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: Family and NASA MY MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Joy HOW I BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIVES: By being fully present in both for all activities and interactions and not allowing artificial urgency to encroach from one to the other TRAIT I MOST ADMIRE IN OTHERS: […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: PAT DAVIS-HAGENS
WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ME: My very first head nurse, whom I quote to this day, Mary Grace Penney, instilled in me the value of patient-centeredness and teamwork, with high levels of accountability to your team and patients. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I love that I have been able to remain patient-focused throughout my entire career. […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: VICTOR O. CARDWELL
PERSONAL MOTTO: Every day is a new opportunity to do something good and to help someone succeed. FIRST JOB: I worked at a fast-food restaurant for about three days in high school. They wanted me to shave my baby-hair mustache, but my parents would not let me. They thought it was too soon for me […]
Leidos shakes up C-suite in restructuring
Months after new Leidos CEO Tom Bell hinted at a “new North Star” for the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor, the company has announced a shakeup of its C-suite and a reorganization. The company solidified the changes Thursday, two days after releasing its third-quarter report, which included revenues of $3.9 billion for the quarter, an increase […]
Virginia 500 spotlight: WILLIAM G. “BILL” CRUTCHFIELD JR.
PERSONAL MOTTO: Believing that a glass is half-full MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My family HOW I UNWIND FROM WORK: I rarely do. That’s a problem. HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER PATH: I followed my passions — entrepreneurship and consumer electronics. HOBBY/PASSION: Flying airplanes, operating my boat, repairing my classic cars, installing complex electronics in my homes […]
