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Federal Contractors/Technology: DeETTE GRAY
Gray’s first job out of college was teaching math and science to middle schoolers in the 1990s. She integrated computers into the science curriculum to make learning more interactive and discovered a talent for writing code, leading her to become a software developer. Those experiences led her to CACI, where she works to moder[...]
Retail/Wholesale: ARIE KOTLER
Arko Corp., a holding company for the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain, Richmond-based GPM Investments LLC, made the Fortune 500 for the first time in 2022, ranking No. 498. That’s an especially significant achievement considering the company began trading on the Nasdaq at the end of 2020. Kotler, a native of I[...]
Transportation: JOHN CUOMO
“Passion drives excellence,” says Cuomo, adding that solutions are typically found “not in your office, but on the floor with your teams … [and] on the ground with your customers.” VSE, which reported $751 million in fiscal 2021 revenue, provides aftermarket distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul services fo[...]
Law: MARGARET HARDY
Hardy is an artist, farmer, registered nurse and accomplished attorney who represents health care clients, local governments and various businesses. She’s also Sands Anderson’s first woman president, the managing shareholder for its Fredericksburg office, leader of its health care group and a member of the firm’s governmen[...]
Telecommunications: CHRISTOPHER FRENCH
French, who’s been with Shentel since 1988, oversaw the $1.94 billion sale last year of Shentel’s wireless business to T-Mobile — which provided shareholders a special cash dividend of $18.75 per share. Now, French is focused on the company’s growth strategy around its regional fiber optic network. Its home and business[...]
Economic Development: JARED CHALK
In September, Chalk started his new position as the Hampton Roads Alliance’s chief rainmaker. It’s a good fit, considering he had been serving as executive director of the Norfolk Economic Development Authority, as well as the city’s economic development director, since 2020. (He held the positions on an interim basis begi[...]
Arts/Entertainment/Sports: TONY BENNETT
One of only four former NBA players who have been head coach for NCAA men’s basketball championship teams, Bennett was a former backup point guard with the Charlotte Hornets from 1992 to 1995. Thirteen years after he arrived at the University of Virginia, he’s a valued university asset: popular, respected and winning. Bennet[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: JOHN HENEGHAN
Heneghan’s early career as an English teacher instructing students to use desktop publishing software during the late 1990s took a dramatic shift. In the past two decades, he has served as vice president of CGI Federal and led corporate development at Stanley Associates before joining ECS in 2017. In 2021, he became chief oper[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: BILL MONET
An Alaska Native corporation, Akima is the federal arm of the for-profit NANA Regional Corp. owned by more than 14,500 Indigenous Iñupiat shareholders. Akima’s 45 businesses operate throughout the world, with more than 8,000 employees providing a range of services, including construction and facilities maintenance and repair,[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: PHEBE NOVAKOVIC
Novakovic attributes Reston-based General Dynamics’ fiscal 2021 revenue of $38.5 billion to the company’s focus on operating performance while protecting the health and safety of the contractor’s 101,600 employees worldwide. A former employee of the CIA and the federal Office of Management and Budget, Novakovic has led the[...]
Media: JOSH EASTRIGHT
Eastright began his nearly 25-year career at Bloomberg as a college intern studying political science at Amherst College and then worked for Bloomberg LP, focusing on energy and commodities markets. He later moved to Bloomberg New Energy Finance before shifting to Bloomberg Government. In 2018, Eastright was named CEO of Bloombe[...]
Transportation: JOSEPH P. RUDDY
As an executive of the Virginia Port Authority’s nonprofit affiliate that operates the Port of Virginia, Ruddy oversees operations, information technology, safety, security and capacity expansion projects and maintenance at the state’s marine terminals in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Richmond and Front Royal, as well a[...]
