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Federal Contractors/Technology: JILL SINGER
Singer joined AT&T in 2015 after working for more than 30 years in national security, both in the federal government and in the private sector. In 2020, she was tapped to lead the telecommunications company’s defense and national security work for the public sector. She also is involved with FirstNet, the nation’s broadb[...]
Professional Services: JASON A. HARTMAN
Hartman is responsible for executing and promoting the accounting firm’s overall strategic plan, growth and direction, as well as overseeing its day-to-day administration and financial management. Brown Edwards has 500 employees and reported $70 million in revenue for fiscal year 2021. Hartman, who joined the multistate accoun[...]
Retail/Wholesale: GILBERT T. BLAND
Bland manages to juggle a successful business career with extensive work as a civic leader. For nearly four decades, Bland has owned and operated dozens of fast food restaurants, primarily Burger King and Pizza Hut franchises. His company’s Giljoy moniker is a combination of his and his wife’s names. As president and CEO of [...]
Living Legends: J. ROBERT ‘BOB’ MOONEY
Mooney double-majored in accounting and art history at William & Mary. He’s split his adult life similarly, investing energy in both business and being an arts patron. Mooney’s professional résumé includes more than two decades working for what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as well as time at Ethyl Corp., where h[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: KATHY J. WARDEN
Prior to becoming CEO of the aerospace and defense contractor, Warden served as its president and chief operating officer, responsible for the management of the company’s four sectors as well as its enterprise services organization. She also led the integration of aerospace company Orbital ATK Inc. into Northrop Grumman follow[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: DELBERT PARKS
As the world faces a semiconductor chip shortage, Micron leadership has urged support for billions of dollars to expand domestic production. Parks joined Micron in January 2021 to oversee its Manassas manufacturing lab. A 2019 expansion of the facility remains the largest economic deal in state history, with more than $3 billion[...]
Real Estate: KYLE SCHOPPMANN
Schoppmann’s first job was selling beach supplies at her uncle’s store in Ocean City, New Jersey. Today she’s a leader in a commercial real estate company that earned $27.7 billion in revenue last year and manages more than 125 million square feet of office space in the Washington, D.C., region. In addition to being presid[...]
Real Estate: DANIEL FAUST
Faust says the people at AECOM and their expertise in the business are what make him passionate about his work. “Our professionals are passionate about solving the world’s most complex challenges and building legacies for generations to come,” he says. Since 2016, Faust has led the Dallas-based infrastructure consulting fi[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: STEPHANIE MANGO
Mango hit the ground running in March 2021 after being named president of CGI Federal, the U.S. arm of the Montreal-based information technology and business consulting firm. In October, CGI Federal acquired Array Holding Co. Inc., a digital service provider and federal contractor, adding about 275 employees, while expanding CGI[...]
Health Care: DR. K. CRAIG KENT
A vascular surgeon, Kent joined UVA Health in February 2020, just a month before COVID-19 turned everything upside down — with few affected more than health care industry leaders. The University of Virginia Medical Center swiftly opened a new site for COVID-19 patients in April 2020, an expansion planned to open later in the y[...]
Real Estate: JEFFREY S. ‘JEFF’ DETWILER
Detwiler guides Long & Foster’s seven business lines: real estate, property management, mortgage, settlement services, insurance, corporate real estate services and new development real estate sales and marketing. Long & Foster has 2,506 total employees, 869 of whom are in Virginia, and reported revenue of $1.58 billio[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: SAMIR KAKAR
Aptara focuses on digital learning from kindergarten through “infinity,” Kakar says, “because learning never ends.” That digital environment includes content creation, publishing services and working with several Fortune 500 companies to improve worker trainings. Formerly known as TechBooks, Aptara was founded in Falls C[...]
