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Real Estate 2023: RYAN T. McLAUGHLIN
One of the largest regional Realtor associations in the United States, the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors represents approximately 13,000 real estate professionals transacting more than $18 billion in sales annually in the Washington, D.C., metro area. McLaughlin became its CEO in 2015, after serving as CEO of Greater[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: PHONG LE
Le took the reins of MicroStrategy in August 2022 after its high-profile former CEO, Michael Saylor, stepped back to focus on cryptocurrency bitcoin. Founder Saylor, who continues as the independently owned company’s executive chairman, is still doubling down on bitcoin, as is MicroStrategy, which purchased about $347 million [...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: GARY J. SHAPIRO
A lawyer, lobbyist and New York Times bestselling author, Shapiro runs CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show. Held in Las Vegas each January, the trade event, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is the industry’s premier event for introducing new technologies and products. The pandemic caused d[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: JEFF BENTLEY
Bentley runs the sixth largest credit union in Virginia, but over the course of his career, he’s learned that leaders can control only so much; sometimes you must “go with the ebb and flow of life.” Northwest marked $4.1 billion in assets during fiscal year 2022, down slightly from 2021’s $4.35 billion. The credit union [...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: JEFF GRINSPOON
Grinspoon co-founded VWG Wealth Management with John Verfurth and Richard Weeks after leaving his position as senior vice president at Morgan Stanley in 2011. A registered investment adviser, VWG partners with aggregator Hightower Advisors, which manages back-end functions such as regulatory compliance and technology. As of 2022[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: CECILIA A. HODGES
Hodges was promoted to her current post in 2018, after serving as market president for Central and Southern Virginia and real estate banking group vice president. Based in Vienna, she manages teams in more than 60 branches in Virginia and the D.C. metro area. A 35-year banking professional who was managing director of Provident [...]
Health Care 2023: REESE JACKSON
Named Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s president and CEO in 2016, Jackson previously led Forbes Regional Hospital in Pennsylvania and was chief operating officer and senior vice president of operations for Valley Health. With 40 practice locations and approximately 600 physicians, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is a nonprofit [...]
Health Care 2023: DR. K. CRAIG KENT
A vascular surgeon, Kent joined UVA Health in February 2020, just before COVID-19 hit, having served previously as dean of the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is responsible for a health system that employs about 16,000 people and includes U.Va. Medical Center, a children’s hospital and schools of nursing and med[...]
Manufacturing 2023: ROB WERGE
Werge became president and CEO of Cadence, a contract manufacturer of medical and drug delivery devices, last year. He has more than 30 years of experience in technology-driven contract manufacturing, including leadership positions at Nypro (now Jabil Healthcare), where he led its consumer and electronics business for the Americ[...]
2023 Virginia 500: Economic Development
Jonathan S. Belcher EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL, VIRGINIA COALFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA COALFIELDS EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY, LEBANON Corrie Bobe DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, DANVILLE Barry DuVal PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RICHMOND Jason El Koubi PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, RICHMOND Nancy L.[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ALEX NYERGES
While Nyerges has been director of four museums — including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the past 17 years — he’s also a photographer. When the VMFA received more than 2,000 books focusing on American and European photography last fall, Nyerges called the gift from Barry and Gretchen Singer “a transformative dona[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: BRENT PRY
Pry’s first full season leading the Hokies ended with a 3-8 record in 2022. But in sports, there’s always next season, so Pry has used the downtime to bolster his staff. In March, he brought in another Brent, former Army offensive coordinator Brent Davis, as a temporary offensive consultant. (Most of Pry’s experience is as[...]
