Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: THEODORE ‘TED’ COLBERT III
Recent years have been brutal for Boeing, which has dealt with supply-chain disruptions and delays in its defense programs. Named head of the world’s fifth largest defense contractor’s defense, space and security division in 2022, Colbert said in June at the Paris Air Show that he expected second quarter 2023 losses similar [...]
Media 2023: PAULA A. KERGER
Kerger holds the distinction of being the longest-serving president and CEO in PBS’ 54-year history. During her 17-year tenure, Kerger has helped deepen and increase the organization’s reach and impact by moving it from traditional TV broadcasting to multiplatform digital media. As the country’s largest noncommercial media[...]
Professional Services 2023: TIMOTHY H. GILLIS
Gillis joined Big Four accounting firm KPMG as a partner in 1998, bringing a wealth of experience as an auditor, lawyer and tax professional for Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in a variety of industries. As the Chesapeake region’s managing partner since 2019, Gillis is responsible for leading market strategy, supervising[...]
Education 2023: BRIAN O. HEMPHILL
Hemphill arrived at Old Dominion in 2021 with big goals for the 93-year-old public R1 research university, like the April opening of the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium, a partnership among ODU, Norfolk State University, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Sentara Health. The consortium aims to jumpstart scientific [...]
Health Care 2023: DR. MARLON LEVY
Levy was appointed to lead the VCU Health System last year on an interim basis, having served as chief medical officer of the VCU Medical Center and director of the Hume-Lee Transplant Center. He replaced Dr. Art Kellermann, who resigned in November 2022. In the past year, VCU Health’s Massey Cancer Center was designated a [[...]
Economic Development 2023: ANTHONY ROMANELLO
In the past year, Romanello was instrumental in growing Henrico’s data center footprint, as QTS Data Centers announced a 1.5 million-square-foot expansion to be completed in 2024, and the DE-CIX Richmond internet exchange opened in November 2022. In other sectors, education research firm EAB announced it was bringing 200 more [...]
Living Legends 2023: PAUL C. SAVILLE
After nearly 17 years as president and CEO of the nation’s fourth largest homebuilder, Saville became executive chairman of NVR’s board in 2022. Saville began his tenure with the publicly traded company in 1981 when he joined Ryan Homes, which later became a subsidiary of NVR. The Reston-based Fortune 500 company reported $10.5 billion in […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: EVELYN LEE
Lee has worked in banking for more than 23 years, and she couldn’t be happier to have found her place overseeing the Greater Washington, D.C., region at Truist. “I wanted to be financially independent, and I wanted variety,” she says. “Every day is different, and I work with people I admire and learn from.” A […[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: DREW PARKER
Carter Machinery has deep roots in Virginia, tracing back to 1928, when Robert Hill Carter founded Virginia Tractor in Richmond. The company was the state’s first Caterpillar dealership, and it is still going today as an independent Caterpillar dealer, with more than 30 locations and around 2,300 employees in Virginia, West Vi[...]
Health Care 2023: MARK NANTZ
Joining Valley Health in June 2020, Nantz is responsible for overseeing about 6,000 employees and six hospitals, including two in West Virginia. He previously held executive roles at Bon Secours Mercy Health, including as chief administrative officer and president of its Atlantic Group. In January, Valley Health joined West Virg[...]
Professional Services 2023: JASON A. HARTMAN
In 1986, Hartman joined Roanoke-based accounting firm Brown Edwards, which has made Inside Public Accounting’s list of the top 100 U.S. accounting firms based on net reviews for six years running. (It’s ranked at No. 72 this year, rising one spot from 2022.) Responsible for spearheading the company’s financial management, [...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: BYRON BOSTON
A St. Louis native who was the first person in his family to graduate from college, Boston says he’s learned a lot, having “lived my life outside of my comfort zone since the age of 18.” After earning his degree from Dartmouth College, he received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of […]