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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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: MIYARES, JASON
Miyares, the son of a Cuban refugee, became the first Hispanic person elected to statewide office in Virginia after voters backed his attorney general bid in 2021. This year, the Republican seeks a second term in office, facing former Del. Jay Jones as the Democratic nominee. Miyares has touted successes in reducing crime through Operation […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: STOTTLEMYER, TODD
With nearly eight years leading Acentra Health, Stottlemyer oversees a health care solutions company that employs approximately 3,000 people across the United States and India. Founded in 1994 as Client Network Services, the company was acquired by Carlyle Group in 2021, then merged with Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management and quality oversight company Kepro. Following […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WINTER, LINDSAY BERRY
A Hampton Roads native, Winter oversees the e-commerce giant’s economic and community investments in Virginia, where Amazon has its East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington County. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $135 billion in Virginia through infrastructure and compensation for its 42,000 employees in the state. Before joining Amazon in 2021, Winter worked […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CASWELL, BRUCE L.
Caswell joined government contractor Maximus in 2004 and has served as president since 2014; he became CEO in 2018. He started his career at what’s now PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving on to IBM. Headquartered in Tysons, Maximus reached the half-century mark in 2025. It provides administrative support for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, welfare-to-work, health care […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: WATSON, TOM
Editor’s note: Serco announced on Sept. 22 that Michael LaRouche would succeed Tom Watson, effective Oct. 1. Watson became CEO of federal contractor Serco in 2022, after four years as senior vice president of defense business at the North American subsidiary of British parent company Serco Group. He previously worked for Science Applications International Corp. […]
