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Federal Contractors/Technology: JOHN WASSON
Wasson reached the top of the global consulting and digital services company in 2019, after joining ICF in 1987 as an associate. Before becoming CEO and president, he served as ICF’s chief operating officer for 16 years. Under his leadership, ICF has acquired other companies and expanded its reach. The company has about 8,000 [...]
Media: JIM VANDEHEI
As co-founder of media outlet Politico, VandeHei helped reinvent political reporting in 2007. He followed that 10 years later by launching Axios, a media news site that announced in August it would be acquired for $525 million by Cox Enterprises Inc. VandeHei will remain in charge of Axios, which is known for its “smart br[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ROMAINE SEGUIN
Good360’s new CEO honed her global supply chain and logistics expertise during a nearly four-decade career at UPS. Seguin retired in December 2021 as president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding, where she oversaw the coordination and shipment of goods and brokerage and supplier management for 220 countries and territories aroun[...]
Transportation: GEORGE GOLDMAN
As the global supply chain crisis brought on by the pandemic continues into its second year, Haifa, Israel-based shipping giant ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. reported record financial results for the first quarter of 2022, including $3.7 billion in revenue, compared with $1.7 billion in revenue during the same time last [...]
Professional Services: JACOB BLONDIN
RetailData has grown since Blondin took over as president and CEO in 2020, five years after joining as vice president of strategic initiatives. As retailers have transitioned from brick-and-mortar locations to e-commerce operations, RetailData also has evolved to provide analysis on digital pricing and promotion strategies. In 2[...]
Economic Development: JONATHAN BELCHER
Belcher leads the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority, which was created in 1988 to grow and diversify the region’s economy and help create jobs. Last year, the authority announced 46 new economic development projects plus 14 company expansions and retentions, creating a total of more than 1,000 jobs. Belcher kno[...]
Economic Development: BARRY DUVAL
In 2022, DuVal partnered with the Virginia Farm Bureau, the state’s real estate community and more than 100 local and regional chambers across the commonwealth to successfully win expanded and lower-cost health care coverage for small business owners. Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the legislation earlier this year. The chamber al[...]
Transportation: ED ALDRIDGE
As the nation continues to feel the crunch of supply chain shortages, French container ship company CMA CGM Group, the world’s third largest, announced an incentive to encourage the early return of shipping containers to eligible ports. Under the program, which ran for 60 days from May through July, the company offered a $300 [...]
Law: VICTOR CARDWELL
It’s been a busy year for Cardwell. In January, the accomplished labor and employment attorney became the first Black president of the Virginia Bar Association. Then in July, his Roanoke-based firm, Woods Rogers, merged with Norfolk-based Vandeventer Black. The new Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, now the state’s fifth larges[...]
Real Estate: ALBERT G. ‘BEAU’ VAN METRE JR.
Van Metre has been involved in the operations of his family real estate company since 1963, when he first joined the company founded by his father eight years earlier. In 2002, he was appointed vice chairman, and in 2008, he was promoted to chairman. He also serves as a trustee for the Van Metre Family […]
Economic Development: JASON EL KOUBI
El Koubi succeeded Stephen Moret as leader of the state’s chief economic development organization in March, two months after being named interim president and CEO. Moret left to lead Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network, having earned a strong reputation for driving industry interest in Virginia, capped in 2018 with Ama[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: TOM BELL
Though its name conjures luxury, Rolls-Royce is also a major force in powering the U.S. military. In September 2021, Rolls Royce North America won a $500 million Air Force contract to manufacture 650 replacement engines for the service’s fleet of B-52 Stratofortresses, extending the life of the iconic bomber by three decades. The award could […]
