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Federal Contractors/Technology: CAREY A. SMITH
Smith joined Parsons, a Fortune 1000 federal defense contractor, in 2016 as president of its federal solutions business, leading the acquisition and integration of four companies and helping take the company public in 2019. She was tapped as the defense contractor’s new CEO in 2021, a promotion from her previous post as presid[...]
Law: KEN RANDALL
Randall became dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School in 2020 following his success as dean of the University of Alabama School of Law. During his 20-year tenure, UA’s ranking rose from 96th to 21st on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Schools list. Randall also launched the first online Master of Laws degree […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: LYNN MARTIN
Martin joined Google Cloud in December 2021 after spending eight years as vice president of government, education and health care at another cloud services provider, VMware Inc. In June, Google announced the creation of Google Public Sector, a subsidiary focused on bringing Google Cloud technologies, including artificial intelli[...]
Finance/Insurance: VICTOR BRANCH
The first Black president of Bank of America’s Richmond market is intent on chipping away at some of Richmond’s toughest problems. In March, Virginia Union University announced Bank of America had given $1 million to fund a financial literacy and financial services workforce development program that will serve both students [...]
Economic Development: BRYAN K. STEPHENS
Since joining the Hampton Roads Chamber in 2013, Stephens has helped the organization receive the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s five-star accreditation in both 2016 and 2021, an honor that places it in the top 1% of all U.S. chambers. Hampton Roads has a lot of projects going on and about to start, including the redevelopment [&h[...]
Economic Development: STU SOLOMON
Solomon spent 30 years at Accenture before leaving in 2017 as location managing director for metropolitan Washington, D.C., and forming Connected DMV two years later. The public-private nonprofit regional economic development organization promotes collaboration between Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. In June, Connected [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: TOM ARSENEAULT
When asked what makes him passionate about his work, Arseneault restates part of BAE Systems’ mission: “We protect those who protect us.” Arseneault, whose first job was as a farmhand in Connecticut, added CEO to his title in 2020, after becoming president and chief operating officer in May 2019. He’s spent more than two[...]
Finance/Insurance: MARK A. FRANTZ
In December 2021, Frantz’s venture capital firm launched and closed a new $215 million investment fund, its third, which offers $10 million to $50 million to qualified growing businesses. The firm, which Frantz co-founded with Kevin Robbins in 2009, added former Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis last year as a venture fellow, after Per[...]
Professional Services: C. SCOTT MOULDEN
A Virginia Tech alumnus, Moulden has been with Yount, Hyde & Barbour since he entered the accounting profession in 1988. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, he also serves as treasurer for the Frederick County Fair Association and is a b[...]
Transportation: ADAM COHEN and ELAN COHEN
The body that oversees ships flagged from the west African nation of Liberia is not the country’s government, but a company based in Virginia. Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, founded by Yoram Cohen and run by his sons, totals more than 5,000 vessels, comprising more than 200 million gross tons, and repres[...]
Transportation: W. SHEPPARD ‘SHEP’ MILLER III
A lifelong Norfolk resident, Miller was appointed state transportation secretary by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in January. He was previously appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam to serve on the Commonwealth Transportation Board, a body he now chairs. In 2017, Miller retired as chairman of Virginia Beach defense contractor KITCO Fiber Optics[...]
Transportation: STEPHEN A. EDWARDS
At what everyone hopes is the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no longer a surprise to read another headline declaring that the Port of Virginia has shattered a previous cargo record. The port did so again in May 2022, when it handled more than 340,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), breaking the previous record set [&helli[...]
