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Law 2023: KEN RANDALL
As dean and George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Randall continues into his third year at the university’s law school. Previously, Randall served as dean of the University of Alabama School of Law for two decades. During his tenure, UA’s ranking rose from 96th to 21st on U.S. News & World Report’s Best [...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: CANDICE LING
Ling took over leadership of Microsoft’s federal arm in July after Rick Wagner, the sector’s president since 2020, stepped down to pursue new opportunities. Ling previously served as civilian federal sector vice president for Microsoft, a position she held since October 2021, and she also spent 19 years with Canadian consult[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: LAURA K. IPSEN
Ipsen was hired as higher education tech company Ellucian’s head in 2017, after 25 years in Silicon Valley, where she worked in executive positions for Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco Systems. She has also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Acer America and Hitachi Data Systems. A University of Virginia alumna, Ipsen moved back to[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: DAVID BALDACCI
Bestselling crime and thriller novelist Baldacci, a lifelong Virginian, has made it a mission to give back to the institutions that shaped him. A Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus and former board of visitors member, Baldacci — with his wife, Michelle — established two scholarships at VCU. One supports students in pol[...]
Media 2023: MIKE REED
Reed has held USA Today publisher Gannett’s top position since its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media owner New Media Investment Group, where he was CEO. Under his leadership, the company has not only been writing headlines but making them. On June 5, during Gannett’s annual shareholder meeting, hundreds of Gannett journalis[...]
Transportation 2023: PERRY J. MILLER
This summer, Miller was elected 2023-24 chair of the Alexandria-based American Association of Airport Executives. The world’s largest professional organization for airport managers, the association represents roughly 7,000 executives from about 875 airports and authorities. Miller also leads the Capital Region Airport Commissi[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: DR. WILLIAM P. ‘BILL’ MAGEE JR.
Bringing smiles to the faces of children worldwide is a family affair for plastic and craniofacial surgeon Magee, who, with his wife, Kathy, a former nurse and clinical social worker who serves as the nonprofit’s president, founded Operation Smile in 1982. His oldest son, Dr. Billy Magee, serves as the organization’s chief o[...]
Law 2023: JEFFREY A. BREIT
A personal injury lawyer, Breit has represented plaintiffs in several prominent lawsuits. In 2010, a federal judge appointed Breit to the 15-lawyer plaintiff steering committee for the consolidated BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill lawsuits. Breit oversaw the case against Halliburton, which settled its portion for $1.24 billion. Al[...]
Education 2023: LANCE R. COLLINS
Collins came to Virginia from Cornell University in 2020 to build Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria, a $1 billion development that will educate computer science and engineering students within a stone’s throw of Amazon’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington. Slated to open in 2024, the I[...]
Government | Politics 2023: TIM KAINE
A Democratic leader who has served as Richmond’s mayor and Virginia’s lieutenant governor and governor, Kaine has been the state’s junior U.S. senator since 2013 and is running for a third term in 2024. He came to national prominence in 2016 as Hillary Clinton’s running mate in her unsuccessful presidential campaign. Kai[...]
Health Care 2023: NANCY HOWELL AGEE
Trained as a nurse, Agee oversees a $2.4 billion health system that employs 14,000 people and serves more than 1 million people in western Virginia and West Virginia. Carilion Clinic includes seven hospitals and has a physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, plus outpatient clinics, home health services, freestanding surgic[...]
Government | Politics 2023: CHARNIELE L. HERRING
When Democrats controlled the House from 2020 to 2022, Herring was the first woman and the first African American to serve as majority leader and as chair of the House Courts of Justice Committee. Herring kept her position as caucus chair after the GOP regained control of the chamber in 2022. A lawyer who is […]
