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Economic Development 2024: JOE BENEVENTO
Benevento was named the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.’s permanent president and CEO in April. He had served as interim leader since September 2023, after his predecessor, Bob Stolle, stepped down. The nonprofit operations arm of a state authority, VIPC provides strategic commercialization and funding support to Vir[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MARK PETERS
On Sept. 3, Peters will succeed Jason Providakes as president and CEO of Mitre, a not-for-profit research and development corporation that manages federally funded R&D centers. Mitre has more than 60 sites worldwide, employing 10,000 workers. The corporation’s 200-plus labs develop innovations in applied science and te[...]
Government | Politics 2024: MICHAEL D. BILLS
The state’s biggest individual campaign donor, Michael Bills has become a lightning rod in Virginia political circles for who he funds — candidates who pledge not to take money from Dominion Energy — and who he doesn’t. The founder and chief investment officer of Charlottesville-based Bluestem Asset Management, B[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Hospitality | Tourism
CHRIS ALBRECHT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, CAESARS VIRGINIA, DANVILLE THOMAS J. BALTIMORE JR. CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PARK HOTELS & RESORTS, TYSONS DOUG BRADBURN PRESIDENT AND CEO, GEORGE WASHINGTON’S MOUNT VERNON, FAIRFAX COUNTY JAMES CARROLL PRESIDENT AND CEO, CRESTLINE HOTELS AND RESORTS, FAIRFAX CHRISTY S. […][...]
Economic Development 2024: CHRISTINA WINN
Before taking the reins in Prince William County in 2019, Winn was the director of Arlington Economic Development’s Business Investment Group, where she played a major role in recruiting Amazon.com’s $2.5 billion-plus HQ2 East Coast headquarters. Prince William reported it had won 31 projects, representing more than [...]
Retail 2024: KEVIN MURPHY
Ferguson, an American-British plumbing and heating products distributor with about 35,000 employees, reported $29.7 billion in net sales in 2023. In August, the company announced its North American subsidiary, Ferguson Enterprises, would also be headquartered in Newport News, following a corporate reorganization. Ferguson has be[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Health Care
STEVE ARNER PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CEO-DESIGNATE, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE ANTHONY ‘TONY’ BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL OPERATIONS LEAD, MERCK, ELKTON SETH BLACKLEY CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, EVOLENT HEALTH, ARLINGTON COUNTY SEAN T. CONNAUGHTON PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION, GLEN ALLEN LT. GEN. […][...]
Economic Development 2024: TODD P. HAYMORE
Since 2018, Haymore has led the global economic development consultancy within Hunton Andrews Kurth, one of the nation’s largest law firms. He previously served as Virginia’s secretary of commerce and trade under Gov. Terry McAuliffe and secretary of agriculture and forestry for Gov. Bob McDonnell. A Danville native,[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MILE CORRIGAN
Twenty-one years after joining not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis as a computer scientist, software architect and manager, Corrigan was named president and CEO in 2022. Her promotion began a round of C-suite changes at the company, including the promotion of Mark Lay to chief information officer in March. Holding a bachelo[...]
Living Legends 2024: WILLIAM G. ‘BILL’ CRUTCHFIELD JR.
A lifelong entrepreneur and self-described “electronics nerd,” Crutchfield was only 13 when he built what he believes to be the first stereo system in Virginia. By age 15, he formed his first business, installing stereo equipment in homes throughout Charlottesville. The war in Vietnam put a hold on his business plans when he[...]
Real Estate 2024: ANDY FLORANCE
Founded in 1987, CoStar Group, a real estate marketplace and analytics company, runs industry-leading businesses like Homes.com, Apartments.com, LoopNet and STR. In February, it announced its plans to move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, a $20 million investment on top of its $339 million purchase of[...]
How we assemble the Virginia 500
Welcome to our fifth annual edition of the Virginia 500! For those who aren’t familiar with the Virginia 500, we like to say that it’s like the Fortune 500 but instead of companies, it’s about people — specifically, the most powerful Virginia executives and officials in business, nonprofits, higher education,[...]
