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Hospitality | Tourism 2023: ERIC TERRY
With four decades of hospitality experience, Terry has advocated for the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association‘s 1,500-plus industry members since joining as president in 2014. During the pandemic, Terry led the VRLTA in persuading state legislators to allocate $250 million in federal stimulus funds for industry relief. He also spearheaded support for legislation approved [&h[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: SHERRIE ARMSTRONG
The Community Foundation for a greater Richmond has been committed to improving the quality of life for residents in the Richmond region for more than 50 years. Last year the foundation awarded more than $4.6 million to 125 local organizations through its annual Community Impact grants program, helping individuals and families build a path to […]
Education 2023: KATHERINE A. ROWE
In 2018, Rowe took the helm of the nation’s second-oldest university, William & Mary, bringing with her a diverse educational background that includes degrees in literature, graduate work in cinema and media studies, and 16 years as an English professor and department chair at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. A Shakespearean scholar, she also co-founded […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: MAX PETERSON
Peterson, who joined AWS in 2012 and started his current role in 2021, has more than 30 years of public sector experience, with stints at Dell and CDW-G. Now he’s guiding the $80.1 billion Amazon.com cloud subsidiary through a variety of high-tech federal projects. So far, AWS landed a spot (along with Google, Microsoft and […]
Government | Politics 2023: MAMIE E. LOCKE
Locke was the Atlanta Historical Society’s archivist in 1981, when she was asked to interview for a political science teaching position at Hampton University, where 42 years later she is a professor emeritus. She served as vice mayor and mayor of Hampton before her election to the state Senate in 2004. As many of her […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: ISAM GHANIM
In his second year as president and CEO at ChildFund International, Ghanim continues to advance the organization’s mission of improving the well-being of children in some of the world’s poorest places. The 85-year-old international children’s charity has assisted more than 21.1 million children and family members in more than 20 countries with programs and services […]
Real Estate 2023: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON
With 30-plus years of industry experience, Johnson worked with The Staubach Co. beginning in 1995, ultimately serving as president for the mid-Atlantic region until it merged with Fortune Global 500 commercial real estate company JLL in 2008. Johnson has served JLL clients from offices in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for the past 15 […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: D. JAMES BIDZOS
An early advocate of encryption in commercial software, Bidzos is an internet and cybersecurity pioneer. Verisign is the largest internet domain name registry and infrastructure provider. Any address with a .com or .net domain suffix is registered with Verisign. With 350 million registered addresses on its list and 3.5 million more registering in the first […]
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 […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: THOMAS J. BALTIMORE JR.
Baltimore joined the lodging real estate investment trust in 2016, shortly before its 2017 spinoff from McLean-based Hilton Worldwide Holdings. He has led the company through some of its toughest times as the pandemic squelched business and leisure travel. Park continues to bounce back from the pandemic-related downturn, reporting $2.5 billion in 2022 revenue, up […]
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 […]
