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Education 2025: ROBERTSON, GORDON P.
Robertson became chancellor of the private, conservative Christian university in 2023 following the death at age 93 of his famous and controversial father, Pat Robertson, who founded the school in 1977. Gordon Robertson had succeeded his father in 2007 as president and CEO of Christian Broadcasting Network and host of its flagship weekday news magazine […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: SABATO, LARRY
Virginia’s most notable political pundit, Sabato in 1998 founded the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, which hosts programs about civic education, electoral politics and youth leadership. In 2024, the center broke ground on a $10 million expansion, expected to open in early 2026. Sabato’s Crystal Ball newsletter makes predictions about electoral races […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WALKER, TOM
Walker launched aerial drone services provider DroneUp in 2016 after spending 17 years as president of software company Web Teks. He also spent nearly 17 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. DroneUp partnered with Walmart in 2021 to deliver items by drone, expanding the retailer’s delivery network, but in December 2024, DroneUp and […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: BIDZOS, D. JAMES
A native of Greece, Bidzos is an internet and cybersecurity pioneer and an early advocate for encrypted commercial software. VeriSign, a company he founded in 1995 as a spinoff of RSA Data Security, is the world’s largest internet domain name registration and infrastructure provider. Any address with a .com or .net domain suffix is registered […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: USTICA, JOHN
Before being named president and CEO in 2022 of the U.S. contracting arm of German tech conglomerate Siemens, Ustica served as SGT’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. Now, he oversees a government contracting firm focused on securing and modernizing technology infrastructure. Before joining SGT in 2018, Ustica was a general manager for Siemens’ […]
Education 2025: COLLINS, LANCE R.
Collins came to Virginia from Cornell University in August 2020 to build Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus and aid the commonwealth’s efforts to close a regional tech talent gap. The first academic building on the Alexandria campus opened earlier this year, but computer science and engineering students started classes in temporary quarters in 2021. […]
Health Care 2025: DAVIS-HAGENS, PAT
Davis-Hagens has had a busy 2025 as Bon Secours expands its Hampton Roads facilities. The health system opened its Harbour View Medical Center, an approximately $80 million, 100,000-square-foot hospital in Suffolk, in May. That month, Bon Secours also opened a primary care clinic in Portsmouth, and in June, its women’s imaging center in Portsmouth opened. […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: DAHUT, KAREN
Dahut became CEO of Google Public Sector, a subsidiary focused on government and educational contracting, in 2022. Before joining Google, Dahut led Booz Allen Hamilton’s $4 billion global defense business. Dahut served in the U.S. Navy for six years, including at the Navy Medical Research Institute in Maryland. As a civilian, she worked at the […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ASH, RON
In 2024, Ash succeeded John Goodman as CEO and board chair for Accenture Federal Services, an Accenture subsidiary that serves U.S. federal government clients. Ash served as chief operating officer at AFS since 2022. He joined Accenture in 1996 and moved to AFS in 2002, taking on various executive roles. Ash landed for the first […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: McDOUGLE, SEN. RYAN
A 23-year veteran legislator, McDougle was tapped as minority leader after Republicans failed to regain control of the state Senate in the November 2023 elections. He’s served as an ally to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, pushing for tax cuts and to return Virginia to federal vehicle emissions standards rather than the California rules the state has […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ROZANSKI, HORACIO D.
Rozanski leads Fortune 500 global management, technology, engineering and consulting firm Booz Allen, the largest provider of AI services to the federal government. Booz Allen employs 35,800 people worldwide and reported fiscal 2025 earnings of $12 billion. Born in Argentina, Rozanski started out at Booz Allen as an intern in 1991, working his way up […]
Education 2025: ABDULLAH, MAKOLA M.
A scan of Abdullah’s accomplishments since joining the public, historically Black university in 2016 makes clear why his résumé includes so many accolades, prestigious board appointments and spots on top 10 and “best of” lists — not to mention a multimillion-dollar contract to stay on as president through 2029. Under his leadership, VSU has seen […]
