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Professional Services 2024: JEANELLE JOHNSON
In August, PwC named Johnson managing partner for the Washington, D.C., office, which serves clients in Northern Virginia. Johnson replaces Kevin Smithson, who was promoted to east regions market leader, a newly created position. Johnson holds on to her previous role as lead client partner in the deals practice, in addition to h[...]
Health Care 2024: DR. MICHAEL J. DACEY
Dacey has stayed busy since January 2023, when the Riverside Health System president added CEO to his title and responsibilities. Riverside has more than 9,500 employees and operates seven hospitals in Newport News, Williamsburg, Hampton, Yorktown, Gloucester and Onancock, as well as 110 medical offices in the region. In May, Da[...]
Government | Politics 2024: L. LOUISE LUCAS
Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s election, Lucas has become the face of Virginia Democrats’ “blue brick wall” strategy to block Republican priorities in Richmond. Key to her public image is the state senator’s brash and outspoken presence on X, where she has more than 95,000 followers. Democrats’ success i[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
President and CEO of United Way since 2021, Williams is the first Black woman to lead the organization. Previously, she was president and CEO of Easterseals and executive vice president at YMCA of the USA. United Way Worldwide and its four partners in the Power Forward Communities coalition received a $2 billion, seven-year Nati[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: RITA McCLENNY
A Southampton County native, McClenny has been working to bring tourism and film productions to Virginia since 1991. She ran Virginia Film Office, a division of the Virginia Tourism Corp., for two decades before becoming president of the state agency in 2012. Tourism in Virginia generated $33.3 billion in visitor spending in 202[...]
Retail 2024: JERRY MURRELL
As a young student in Michigan, Murrell’s academic struggles prompted a warning from a nun at his Catholic school: He would end up flipping burgers. It took a few years, during which he earned an economics degree from the University of Michigan, worked in life insurance, got married twice and had five sons. But eventually [...]
Retail 2024: DALE FARINO
A former board vice chair, Farino was named CEO of Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority in April, succeeding Travis Hill, who led the agency for nearly a decade. Farino was executive vice president of Sandston-based Breakthru Beverage Virginia, a wine and spirits wholesaler and brokerage company, and previously worked a[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Professional Services
JEREMY BLANK U.S. TAX CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, DELOITTE, McLEAN JACOB BLONDIN PRESIDENT AND CEO, RD HOLDINGS, RETAILDATA, INTRICS, GLEN ALLEN RUTH ‘PAIGE’ CLAY GLOBAL SALES AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT LEADER AND MERCER SENIOR PARTNER, MARSH McLENNAN, RICHMOND MARK ELLENBOGEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, BDO USA, McLEAN CASSIE HARTOGS TAX […][...]
Retail 2024: ARIE KOTLER
An Israeli native, Kotler has led Arko, the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain and parent company of GPM Investments, since 2020, when it merged with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II to become a U.S.-listed public company. He founded GPM in 2003, sold the business and reacquired it in 2011. The company has been [...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: KAREN DAHUT
In October 2022, Dahut became CEO of Google Public Sector, a subsidiary of the tech giant focused on government and educational contracting. Before joining Google, Dahut led Booz Allen Hamilton’s $4 billion global defense business. Dahut served in the U.S. Navy for six years, including at the Navy Medical Research Institut[...]
Education 2024: AIMEE ROGSTAD GUIDERA
In 2021, Guidera was the first secretary appointed by newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin. A proponent of charter schools and parental involvement in education, Guidera is responsible for leading the state’s public schools and has significant influence on postsecondary institutions, including the Virginia Community College S[...]
Insurance 2024: THOMAS S. GAYNER
Gayner has led the Fortune 500 insurance company as sole CEO since early 2023, after serving more than six years as co-CEO with Richard Whitt III, who retired last year. Before joining Markel in 1990, Gayner was vice president of Davenport & Co. Markel reported operating revenues of $15.8 billion in 2023, an increase from [&[...]
