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Retail/Wholesale: ARTHUR ‘BO’ FISHER III
Fisher juggles several job titles. For nearly two decades, he’s served as CEO and chairman of the board for Fisher Auto Parts, one of the largest auto parts retailers in the country. Additionally, Fisher is chairman of Federated Auto Parts, an auto parts distribution and marketing organization, and co-chairman of the Automotiv[...]
Real Estate: MARK HOURIGAN
Construction and development firm Hourigan Group changes skylines across Virginia — from a new Hyatt Place on the Virginia Beach oceanfront opened this summer to a 20-story downtown Richmond headquarters completed for Dominion Energy Inc. in 2019. Hourigan Group also is behind Virginia’s tallest timber building, a Charlotte[...]
Manufacturing: JOHN M. STEITZ
After John D. Gottwald retired in 2019, Steitz became president and CEO of the plastic films and aluminum extrusions manufacturing company. Steitz had previously served as CEO of Addivant Corp., a global supplier of polymer additives, following tenures as president and chief operating officer of PQ Corp. and as COO of Albemarle [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: PAUL A. DILLAHAY
In June, the company formerly known as NCI Information Systems Inc. rebranded as Empower AI, taking the name of the artificial intelligence platform it launched in 2020. More than 75% of the company’s clients have adopted the platform, which it says has accounted for more than $1.5 billion worth of work. Empower AI reported mo[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: CHRISTOPHER D. KASTNER
Kastner has led HII, the country’s biggest military shipbuilding company — and the state’s largest industrial employer — since March 1, after previously serving as chief operating officer as well as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He took over from Mike Petters, who retired after leading the company[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: ROGER A. KRONE
Leidos has performed strongly under Krone, who has led the Fortune 500 IT science and technology contractor since 2014. The company reported $13.7 billion in revenue in 2021 and employs more than 43,000 people globally. In February, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Leidos the largest contract in the company’s his[...]
Government/Politics: THOMAS K. ‘TOMMY’ NORMENT
A Republican mainstay, Norment has been in Virginia’s Senate since 1992 and is the current minority leader, a position that holds significant sway in the narrowly divided political body, where Democrats hold a one-vote majority. He serves on the Senate committees for finance and appropriations, and commerce and labor. As the[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN
McClanahan says her first year as CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation has illuminated for her the spirit of the school motto of Ut Prosim, or “That I May Serve.” “I see it, not just embraced as a motto and spoken often, but also embodied daily in the lives of VT students, faculty, staff, administration […]
Law: DAVID C. BURTON
Burton, who specializes in labor and employment law, has repeatedly been named a top attorney on state law lists. In his practice, he defends large corporations in cases involving employee disputes, disability and age discrimination and labor relations. A graduate of Elon College and the University of Richmond School of Law, Bur[...]
Law: JOEL M. BIRKEN
A George Washington University School of Law graduate, Birken co-founded Rees Broome & Birken in 1974 with Jon Broome and the late Jim Rees. Half a century on, the law firm has become one of the 20 largest in the state, employing 50 attorneys. Birken remains at its head, handling cases involving closely-held and family [&hel[...]
Law: MONICA T. MONDAY
Monday sits at the helm of a fast-growing Virginia law firm and heads the firm’s appellate practice. Gentry Locke doubled the size of its Richmond office in 2021, adding nine attorneys to expand its criminal and government investigations and renewable energy practices, moving it from the state’s ninth largest firm to the eig[...]
Law: A. BENJAMIN SPENCER
In 2020, Spencer became the first Black dean of America’s oldest law school. A graduate of Morehouse College, Harvard Law School and the London School of Economics and Political Science, Spencer started his career in private practice before joining the law faculty at the University of Richmond in 2004. An expert in civil proce[...]
