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Living Legends: MORTON G. THALHIMER JR.
In 1926, Thalhimer’s father started Neighborhood Theatre Inc. (branded as Neighborhood Theaters), which grew to a chain with 25 locations and a combined 76 screens, stretching from Virginia to Washington, D.C., and Maryland. The junior Thalhimer took over the family movie theater business, becoming CEO in 1948. He also served [...]
Health Care: SEAN T. CONNAUGHTON
Since 2014, Connaughton has led the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, which runs the state’s Healthcare Emergency Management Program with the Virginia Department of Health. As president and CEO of the trade organization, he strives to support the sustainability of Virginia’s health care system, reduce health ca[...]
Economic Development: DOUGLAS L. SMITH
A former Norfolk city manager who also has worked as a deputy city manager in Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, Smith now heads up the Hampton Roads Alliance, a public-private economic development organization representing 13 localities across Eastern Virginia. (James City County, Williamsburg and York County were the latest to joi[...]
Government/Politics: CHARNIELE L. HERRING
During her 13-year political career, Herring has scored a few “firsts.” When she was elected in 2009, she became the first Black woman to represent a Northern Virginia district in the House of Delegates. She then went on to become the first woman and first Black person to serve as House majority leader after the […]
Real Estate: LOUIS J. ROGERS
Rogers oversees the firm’s Delaware statutory trust programs that help investors qualify for tax deferments under IRS Section 1031 by investing their capital gains on replacement properties. Founded in 2012, Capital Square has raised more than $3 billion in equity. In recent years, the company has become an active developer o[...]
Economic Development: CHRISTINA WINN
Winn leads a 20-person economic development team during a time of tremendous growth in the county. George Mason University is expanding its tech campus, adding a $75 million Life Sciences and Engineering building to anchor the county’s Innovation Park, a 1,500-acre corporate research park. Though the General Assembly backed ou[...]
Manufacturing: PRABHAT JAIN
Jain is an engineer and multiple patent holder with a degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. After moving to the U.S. in 1968, he earned his master’s degree in material science from Villanova University and his MBA from the University of Lynchburg. Jain has led Virginia Transformer Corp., [...]
Education: LT. GEN. DARRELL K. WILLIAMS (U.S. ARMY, RET.)
An alumnus of the private historically Black university, Williams returned to Hampton in July to succeed William R. Harvey. One of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents, Harvey retired in June after 44 years leading Hampton. A retired lieutenant general in the Army, Williams graduated in 1983 along with his wife, Myr[...]
Economic Development: STEPHANIE LANDRUM
The past seven years have been an exciting time in economic development in Northern Virginia, with neighboring Arlington County’s forthcoming Amazon.com Inc. HQ2 project driving significant growth. In 2021, the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus broke ground in Alexandria, and the former Landmark Mall is being demolish[...]
Real Estate: MIKE PHILLIPS
Since joining London-based Balfour Beatty in 1987, Phillips has overseen construction of more than 45 projects totaling more than $5 billion, including the striking National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico and the $1.4 billion National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East Headquarters at Fort Belvoir. In April, th[...]
Professional Services: GLORIA BOHAN
Inspired by her honeymoon cruise aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, Bohan started Omega World Travel in Fredericksburg in 1972 as a storefront travel agency. In 2021, Bohan was recognized by Washingtonian magazine in its Washington’s Most Powerful Women list. One of the nation’s top travel firms, Omega, which has 285 employees, i[...]
Real Estate: CATHERINE BUELL
Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 in Arlington raised the stakes for affordable housing in Northern Virginia, and economic factors boosting residential prices everywhere have also affected the market. In 2021, the e-tail giant launched its $2 billion housing fund in Arlington, Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington state, [...]
