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Virginia 500

Aug 29, 2024

Banking | Finance 2024: DIETRICH KUHLMANN

Kuhlmann took the helm at the credit union March 1, replacing Mary McDuffie, who was Navy Federal’s first woman CEO. She retired after 25 years with the financial institution, including five as CEO. After retiring from the U.S. Navy as a rear admiral, Kuhlmann joined Navy Federal in 2019 as head of branch operations. He [&hell[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Real Estate 2024: ALBERT G. ‘BEAU’ VAN METRE JR.

Van Metre’s late father founded his family real estate development company in 1955, partnering with B.B. Wills to build the first Van Metre Homes in Burke, a Fairfax County suburb. Beau Van Metre joined the company in 1963. In 2002, he was appointed vice chairman, and he became chairman in 2008. Today, the company has [&hellip[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: KATHY WARDEN

After previously serving as its president and chief operating officer, Warden in 2019 was named CEO of Northrop Grumman, the world’s third largest aerospace and defense company. No. 38 on Forbes’ 2023 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Warden previously worked for General Dynamics and Veridian before joining Nort[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Transportation 2024: P. DALE BENNETT

Bennett lost his father, Paul O. Bennett, this year, and the Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate signed a joint resolution honoring him. Bennett adopted the love of trucking from his dad, a professional truck driver, and has advocated for the trucking industry for  more than 40 years. The nation’s trucking indust[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Banking | Finance 2024: NIGEL MORRIS

In 1994, Morris co-founded Capital One Financial with Richard Fairbank, who remains the credit card giant’s chairman and CEO. Morris served as Capital One’s president and chief operating officer until 2004, when he decided it was time for something new. In 2007, Morris partnered with Frank Rotman to launch QED Investors, a f[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: JENNIFER BOYKIN

Since beginning her career in 1987 at Newport News Shipbuilding in the nuclear engineering division, Boykin steadily rose through the ranks, becoming its first female president in 2017. Newport News Shipbuilding is a division of Fortune 500 military contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries and is the state’s top industrial emp[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: LT. GEN. JAMES B. LASTER (USMC, RET.)

While the Toys for Tots program is closely associated with Christmas, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has expanded its efforts and now provides year-round support for children in need, including children affected by natural disasters, kids in the foster care system and Native American children. In 2023, the organization dist[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Agriculture 2024: MATTHEW J. LOHR

With a combined annual economic impact of more than $105 billion, agriculture and forestry are Virginia’s largest private industries. Lohr’s office and its three agencies oversee these industries while also working to preserve farmland and forestland, promote access to safe and healthy food and support rural economic develop[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Real Estate 2024: GERALD S. DIVARIS

Divaris co-founded his real estate firm 50 years ago in South Africa, where he earned degrees in accounting and real estate marketing, and then brought the company to Virginia in 1981. The following year, Divaris Real Estate, one of the companies now under the Divaris Group umbrella, opened its doors in Virginia Beach. Today, th[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Law 2024: JONATHAN P. HARMON

In 2017, McGuireWoods’ board of partners elected Harmon to be the first Black chairman of the state’s largest law firm. In the role, Harmon is the face of the firm, responsible for its big-picture strategy and vision.  In addition to leading McGuireWoods, Harmon continues to work as a trial lawyer skilled at communicating c[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Insurance 2024: RICHARD G. ‘RICKY’ SPIRO

With more than 30 years of experience in insurance and financial services, Spiro has led the Henrico County-based property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm since 2017. A portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based Carlyle Group, The Hilb Group has more than 2,200 employees in 29 states. The f[...]

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