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Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: GARY J. SHAPIRO
Lawyer, author and lobbyist Shapiro is the longtime leader of the Consumer Technology Association, a trade organization representing more than 1,300 consumer technology companies. CTA owns and produces CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, which has been held in Las Vegas since 1978. With more than three[...]
Real Estate 2024: WHITSON HUFFMAN
At Capital Square, a fast-growing real estate investment fund sponsor and commercial real estate development company established in 2012, Huffman became co-CEO in 2022. The son-in-law of founder and co-CEO Louis J. Rogers, Huffman joined Capital Square in 2018 and was previously chief strategy and investment officer, leading rea[...]
Retail 2024: WILLIAM W. ‘BILL’ LOVETTE
Lovette has been CEO of Sauer Brands since January 2023, his second time in the position; he served as executive chairman and interim CEO in 2019, when Charlotte, North Carolina-based Falfurrias Capital Group purchased the Richmond-based family-owned spice company C.F. Sauer. With more than 1,000 employees, the renamed Sauer Bra[...]
Banking | Finance 2024: SIMON R.B. HAMILTON
A financial adviser for close to three decades, Hamilton still enjoys helping families achieve their financial goals. After joining the Wise Investor Group in 2007, he now leads its portfolio management department. Hamilton also co-hosts “The Wise Investor Show” podcast. On a June episode, Hamilton pointed out to listeners t[...]
Government | Politics 2024: RICHARD CULLEN
Richmond insider Richard Cullen was an early pick by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the political newcomer’s cabinet when he took office in 2022, and he has remained a prominent figure in the executive branch since. Before joining the Youngkin administration, Cullen was a senior partner at McGuireWoods, Virginia’s l[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: JAMES J. RHYU
Rhyu joined for-profit education tech company Stride in 2013 and has served as its CEO since 2021. Founded in 2000 as K12, Stride offers career-learning services for middle and high school curricula, programs for businesses and the military, and professional skills training in health care and technology for adult learners. Strid[...]
Transportation 2024: CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ KUHN
At age 16, Kuhn founded JK Moving Services, now North America’s largest independently owned and operated moving company, with annual revenues exceeding $210 million. JK Moving and Kuhn’s other companies, JK Land Holdings and global corporate relocation firm CapRelo, employ more than 1,300 employees, mostly in Virgini[...]
Law 2024: LESLIE KENDRICK
Kendrick became the 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Law on July 1, replacing Risa Goluboff, who stepped down after eight years in the role and will continue to teach at U.Va. A native of eastern Kentucky, Kendrick graduated from U.Va.’s law school in 2006 and became a member of the faculty […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: REGGIE AGGARWAL
Originally a lawyer, Aggarwal got into the events business after planning hundreds of events as president of the Indian CEO Network. This led Aggarwal in 1999 to found Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider based in McLean. Cvent has grown to employ more than 4,800 workers serving some 22,00[...]
Retail 2024: JAMES GRAMM
In 1983, barely five years after graduating from high school in Alexandria, Gramm sold two new cars on his first day as a sales rep at a dealership in Vienna. “The retail automobile business has been in my blood ever since,” he says. Gramm worked in car sales in Virginia and Maryland, becoming vice president […]
Media 2024: JON CARPENTER
Since July 2022, Carpenter has served as CEO of Comscore, an analytics company that measures audience and consumer behaviors, along with advertising impact, across media platforms. Carpenter started his career at Comscore by serving as chief financial officer from November 2021 until moving into the CEO role. He came to Comscore[...]
Health Care 2024: MICHAEL J. LUTES
Lutes started as Bon Secours Mercy Health’s Richmond market leader in 2022, not long after The New York Times exposed how the Ohio-based health system made as much as $100 million annually from Richmond Community Hospital through a federal medication discount program. While legal, the 340B overwhelmingly benefited Bon Seco[...]
