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Real Estate: MATTHEW ‘MATT’ GANNON
Gannon oversees Colliers’ offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland, with more than 50 real estate professionals providing clients with an array of services including representing commercial tenants and landlords and providing valuations and appraisals, and marketing and research. Colliers, an international c[...]
Real Estate: CARL L. HARDEE
Hardee has been with Lawson more than half of its 50 years, becoming president and CEO in July 2016. He oversees a 198-employee company with 4,600 apartment units across Virginia, with 1,200 units in development. Hardee graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1987. A U.S. Army veteran, he serves on TowneBank’s Portsmouth[...]
Finance/Insurance: RIC EDELMAN
It’s been a year of change for popular financial adviser Edelman. In 1986, Edelman and his wife, Jean, founded Edelman Financial Services. In 2018, the firm merged with a West Coast firm to form Edelman Financial Engines. Edelman walked away from his leadership role in that company in June 2021. In December 2021, the last [&he[...]
Hospitality/Tourism: THOMAS J. BALTIMORE JR.
Gray skies are gonna clear up. If Baltimore were to sum up the hospitality industry in song, that might be the lyric he’d choose. The pandemic decimated the hotel business, but Baltimore is optimistic 2022 may be remembered as a return to normal, saying in May, “I am extremely pleased with Park’s first quarter results, [&h[...]
Hospitality/Tourism: CLYDE STACY
In 2018, Stacy purchased the failed Bristol Mall for $2.6 million, intending for it to become an economic driver for the depressed region. He partnered with high school friend and United Co. Chairman Jim McGlothlin on a high-stakes gamble to transform the vacant property into a casino and resort. The two hired Richmond lobbying [...]
Real Estate: KIM ROY
When Roy was a child, her mother had a post-church Sunday ritual: eating chocolate doughnuts and touring model homes for fun. That piqued an interest in building in Roy, who went on to take drafting classes in high school and studied building construction in college, setting her on her life’s path. With a degree in […]
Federal Contractors/Technology: STU SHEA
Shea started his career in national security by building some of the CIA’s earliest computer systems. Today, he’s leading the integration of three businesses into one, as well as moving into a new corporate headquarters in Reston Town Center. A national security contractor formed in 2017 after private equity fund Veritas Cap[...]
Education: MAJ. GEN. CEDRIC T. WINS (U.S. ARMY, RET.)
Wins has had one of academia’s toughest jobs since returning to his alma mater as its interim superintendent in 2020. The public military university has been under fire for a “racist and sexist culture,” a charge laid at its doorstep during an independent, state-ordered investigation last summer. Wins, a 1985 alumnus, also[...]
Manufacturing: JOHN W. STREET
Street launched his nearly 50-year career with Ethyl Corp. as vice president of health, safety and environment in 1975 after he graduated from Mississippi State University. Although he left in 2007 for a comparable role with Ethyl’s sister company, Afton Chemical Corp., Street returned to Ethyl after three years. Since 2015, [...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: JENNIFER MORRIS
Morris has spent roughly 25 years working to protect the environment, most recently as CEO for The Nature Conservancy; before that, she was president of nonprofit Conservation International. She recently weighed in on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency. “This case may be comple[...]
Education: DONNA PRICE HENRY
In addition to serving as chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (a post she has held since 2013), Henry teaches in its biology department. She also launched the school’s largest fundraising campaign, aiming to raise its endowment by $100 million. Additionally, a 2019 state law opened in-state tuition ra[...]
Health Care: DR. ERIC EDWARDS
Edwards and his team at Phlow are pursuing a monumental goal. In May 2020, just four months after Edwards co-founded Phlow, the Trump administration awarded the company $354 million to create a domestic supply chain for COVID-19 drugs and other essential drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients in short supply. Phlow has partnered w[...]
