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Education: MARY DANA HINTON
When Hinton became president of Hollins University in August 2020, she joined a different campus than she expected when she accepted the job the previous February. Formerly the president of the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota, Hinton is a North Carolina native with degrees in religion and psychology from Fordham Universit[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: JOHN GOODMAN
Goodman joined Accenture in 1998 and has held several leadership roles at the Fortune 500 company, including serving as managing director of its defense and intelligence portfolio. He’s led AFS, an information technology federal contractor and wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, since late 2017. A former associate professor [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: C. JEFFREY ‘JEFF’ KNITTEL
As commercial airline demand returns, Dutch aerospace manufacturer Airbus revealed plans to ramp up production of its A320 family of jetliners. In May, the company confirmed a third assembly line would be added at its manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, creating 1,000 jobs and new training programs, with the possibility o[...]
Finance/Insurance: SHANE McLAUGHLIN
As Wells Fargo’s president in Northern Virginia, McLaughlin oversees 100 branch locations and more than 700 employees. A member of Virginia Tech’s Class of 2000, McLaughlin joined Wachovia in 2004, working as a licensed financial specialist in Richmond. McLaughlin became Wells Fargo’s area president in Washington, D.C., in[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: DR. WILLIAM P. MAGEE JR.
As one of 12 children, Magee says, his sense of risk-taking and independence was established at a young age. Solo bus and subway rides to and from his New Jersey home helped solidify his character. Early challenges and support, including from the high school principal who helped him get into college, set the foundation for [&hel[...]
Law: THE HON. MARK STEVEN DAVIS
In the late 1970s, Davis, then a high school junior, took a summer job working for the Portsmouth commonwealth’s attorney’s office’s victim witness assistance program. He knew then that he wanted to pursue a career in law. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in American government from the University of Virginia and a law degree from […]
Professional Services: KEVIN VIROSTEK
Virostek coordinates EY’s full array of services for some of the company’s largest global clients and leads high-performing teams across the Washington, D.C., area. “As managing partner for EY’s Greater Washington-area offices, my priority is to connect clients with professionals who have had cutting-edge development opp[...]
Law: BENJAMIN LEIGH
A real estate attorney, Leigh is president-elect of the Virginia Bar Association and will serve his term in 2023. Leigh joined the bar association in 1997, became active in its real estate section in 2011 and joined its board of governors in 2019. Raised in Northern Virginia, Leigh works with business and real estate clients [&h[...]
Real Estate: DERRICK SWAAK
A first-generation American whose family hails from the Netherlands, Swaak joined TTR Sotheby’s International Realty as a partner in 2007 and is managing broker for the firm’s offices in McLean and The Plains, as well as chief operating officer. With 485 employees, about 350 of whom are in Virginia, TTR Sotheby’s Internati[...]
Law: CALVIN W. ‘WOODY’ FOWLER JR.
Fowler joined Williams Mullen as a young attorney more than 30 years ago and today occupies the top position at Virginia’s third-largest law firm. A seasoned and highly regarded litigator, Fowler helps businesses facing a wide variety of legal disputes. His clients have included colleges and universities, health care systems, [...]
Health Care: DR. J. STEPHEN JONES
With a $1 billion, new Inova Alexandria Hospital set to start construction in 2023 with a Level II Trauma Center and a new cancer center, Jones is keeping very busy as head of the five-hospital, 20,000-employee system that is a major player in Northern Virginia. A urological surgeon, Jones previously led Cleveland Clinic’s reg[...]
Government/ Politics: GLENN YOUNGKIN
A first-time political candidate, Youngkin led a statewide Republican sweep last fall, in a campaign that mostly kept its distance from former President Donald Trump. Since taking office in January, Youngkin has leaned further rightward, saying he would seek to ban most abortions after 15 weeks and attempting to bar “inherentl[...]
