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2023 Virginia 500: Real Estate
Patrick Bain PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE LONG & FOSTER COS., CHANTILLY Stephen Ballard PRESIDENT AND CEO, S.B. BALLARD CONSTRUCTION, VIRGINIA BEACH Brendan Bechtel CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BECHTEL CORP., RESTON Brian F. Bortell PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, TIMMONS GROUP, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Gary Bowman FOUNDER, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, BOWMAN […]
Education 2023: KEVIN F. HALLOCK
Hallock, who joined UR as its president in 2021, launched a new strategic plan for the private university this year that includes more faculty, increased and simplified financial aid and greater community involvement. In March, UR announced a $25 million gift — the second largest in the university’s history — from alumni and longtime donors […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: BRIAN HUSEMAN
Huseman is one of the most prominent representatives of Amazon.com in Arlington, where the e-tailer held a grand opening for the first buildings on its HQ2 East Coast headquarters campus in June. A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney and associate general counsel for the Federal Trade Commission, Huseman leads Amazon’s federal lobbying work and […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: MATT TAIT
Tait was named CEO and president of the government contractor in October 2022, shortly after the 55-year-old company went private in a $4.2 billion sale to Carlyle Group. The Navy veteran joined the company in 2018 as a division president and was named chief operating officer in 2020, leading the company’s expansion and the repositioning […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: M. SANJAYAN
In his role as host of the PBS series “Changing Planet,” Sanjayan explores how communities from Australia to the Arctic are confronting climate change and creating innovative solutions. And as CEO of Conservation International since 2017, Sanjayan has been instrumental in advancing the organization’s mission to safeguard nature for the well-being of humanity. Since his […]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: PHARRELL WILLIAMS
* EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this entry was written, Williams has moved with his family to Paris, where Louis Vuitton’s corporate headquarters is located. He previously had dual homes in Virginia Beach and Miami. Williams made a worldwide splash in June when the 13-time Grammy winner debuted his first fashion collection as men’s creative director for […]
Health Care 2023: SETH BLACKLEY
With an eye toward cutting health care costs by bringing together the people, processes and technology that focus on preventive care, Blackley co-founded health care tech company Evolent Health in 2011 with fellow Harvard alums Frank Williams and Tom Peterson. Four years later, Evolent went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Blackley, who had […]
Health Care 2023: DR. STERLING N. RANSONE JR.
A third-generation family physician, Ransone also serves as board chair for the American Academy of Family Physicians, the professional association representing 136,700 physicians and medical students nationwide. A family medicine practitioner for more than 25 years, he is physician practice director at Riverside Fishing Bay Family Practice in rural Deltaville. He joined AAFP in 1995 […]
Education 2023: AIMEE ROGSTAD GUIDERA
A proponent of charter schools who ran an education consultancy and a nonprofit organization that compiles national education data, Guidera was the first secretary appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who campaigned on parental rights in public education. Guidera is responsible for leading the state’s public schools and has significant influence on its postsecondary institutions, including [&he[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: BILL MONET
With more than 9,500 worldwide employees, 24% of whom are veterans, Akima is an Alaska Native corporation that handles federal contracts for the for-profit NANA Regional business owned by Indigenous Iñupiat shareholders. Monet, who serves as chief operating officer of NANA in addition to his duties as CEO and president of subsidiary Akima, has more […]
Real Estate 2023: BENJAMIN SCHALL
Before becoming CEO in 2022, Schall was AvalonBay’s president, joining the company just the year before. Previously, Schall was CEO of Seritage Growth Properties and chief operating officer of Rouse Properties. At Rouse, he oversaw the redevelopment and operations of a $2.5 billion portfolio of 35 regional malls across the country, totaling 25 million square […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: RICK DREILING
It’s been a wild ride at the discount retailer this past year, with a shakeup in Dollar Tree’s C-suite toppling much of its top brass. Mike Witynski, who had held leadership roles at Dollar Tree since 2010 and was CEO of the Fortune 500 discount retailer since 2020, left in January. He played a key […]
