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Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: WILLIAM J. “BILL” LYNN III
Leonardo DRS went public in November 2022, with Lynn ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq, after the completion of a merger with Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries. Leonardo DRS’ parent company, Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, retains 80.5% ownership of the $3 billion company. Lynn joined the defense contractor in 2012, after serving as a […]
Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL HALLMARK
Hallmark is lead developer of the $2.3 billion GreenCity development underway in Henrico County that plans to include a 17,000-seat arena billed as the nation’s greenest concert venue, as well as hotels, retail, office and residential space. An architect, he moved to Virginia in 2018 from Los Angeles, where he designed the Crypto.com Arena, formerly […]
Real Estate 2023: JEFFREY M. HYDER
In August, Hyder succeeded Stewart D. Roberson as president and CEO of the architecture firm; Roberson continues serving as the company’s chair. Hyder joined Moseley in 1993 after earning his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech‘s School of Architecture. Over the past 30 years, Hyder has served as an architect, operations manager and leader of the […]
Real Estate 2023: MAGGIE REED
Reed joined Gilbane in 2003, after graduating from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where she was a two-time All-American in women’s rugby. One of the construction company’s youngest vice presidents, she has managed over $1 billion in contracts during her career so far. A registered architect, Reed is responsible for driving sales and supervising more […]
Education 2023: ANNE M. KRESS
As president of Virginia’s largest community college — and one of the largest community colleges in the country — Kress oversees faculty, staff and nearly 70,000 internationally diverse students on six campuses near Washington, D.C., including NOVA’s Medical Education Campus in Springfield. In May, Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited the college’s Alexandria campus to announce a [&he[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: Y. MICHELE KANG
Born in South Korea, Kang moved to the United States as a teen with her family, driven to succeed. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and her master’s degree from the Yale School of Management. An entrepreneur who started companies and bought and invested in others, she has always been focused on […]
Media 2023: JIM VANDEHEI
VandeHei began his path to media entrepreneur as a reporter in the Washington, D.C., journalism trenches, first as a congressional and White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal from 2000 to 2003, and then for three years at The Washington Post, where he also covered Congress and the executive branch. He left the Post […]
Manufacturing 2023: JOHN PARKINSON
A subsidiary of Duroc AB, a Swedish manufacturer specializing in filament yarn and staple fiber, Drake Extrusion has been based in Henry County since 1996, with Parkinson as its CEO since 2001. Its staple fiber is used in various applications such as flooring, rugs, furniture, technical filters, car interiors and nonwoven fabrics. Drake has expanded […]
Real Estate 2023: MARK C. LOWHAM
Lowham has led the Washington, D.C.-region arm of the luxury real estate company since 2011. His office handled the record $48 million sale of the state’s most expensive home, Fairfax County estate River View, to former Washington Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder in November 2021. (According to news reports, the couple has moved to […]
Real Estate 2023: DONNA MacMILLAN-WHITAKER
As the development partner to fashion and music superstar Pharrell Williams, MacMillan-Whitaker has achieved a significant level of prominence in Hampton Roads, but she’s no flash in the pan. MacMillan-Whitaker has worked in the commercial retail industry since 1985, representing national retailers throughout the mid-Atlantic region. She also founded Commercial Real Estate Services, which me[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: C. JEFFREY KNITTEL
As head of Airbus’ Americas arm, Knittel runs the European aerospace giant’s commercial aircraft business for North and South America, as well as its helicopter and defense units. He also chairs Acubed, Airbus’ Silicon Valley-based innovation arm, and serves on the board of Airbus Ventures, the company’s VC firm for early-stage technologies. Before coming aboard […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: SHAWN PURVIS
Assuming the roles of president and CEO of QinetiQ US in February 2022, Purvis has nearly three decades of experience working in defense, intelligence and cybersecurity. Purvis joined the tech company from Northrop Grumman, where she was most recently enterprise services sector president and a corporate vice president. Before joining Northrop Grumman in 2012, Purvis […]
