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Government | Politics 2023: RYAN McDOUGLE
Following the retirement of veteran Republican Sen. Tommy Norment, McDougle could be the next majority or minority leader of the state Senate, depending on how party control swings after this fall’s election. Chairman of the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus, McDougle is in the new guard of legislative leaders poised to ta[...]
Manufacturing 2023: ESTER CODINA
Since 2022, Codina has overseen North American operations for Alfa Laval, a leading manufacturer of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling products. She started her new position at the Swedish company after a stint as senior vice president of its U.S. service and marine divisions, a role in which role she boosted customer [...]
Law 2023: CALVIN W. ‘WOODY’ FOWLER JR.
As head of Virginia’s third largest law firm, Fowler leads more than 400 employees, including 360 in the firm’s state offices, and he is also busy serving on several regional boards, including the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and RVA757 Connects. A graduate of the Uni[...]
Law 2023: MARGARET F. HARDY
Hardy’s experience as a registered nurse has benefited health care workers in malpractice actions and investigations. As Sands Anderson’s Fredericksburg office managing shareholder and first woman president, Hardy heads up the firm’s health care practice and is a member of its government, business and litigatio[...]
Law 2023: MICHAEL R. SKLAIRE
With experience spanning private practice, trial work with the U.S. Department of Justice and positions as special assistant U.S. attorney and assistant U.S. attorney, Sklaire brings a wealth of experience to Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm with more than 2,650 attorneys across 47 locations. He has expertise in business cri[...]
Agriculture 2023: MATTHEW RYAN
The 34-year-old Soli Organic closed on a Series D funding round in October 2022 totaling nearly $125 million, funds that will go toward expanding its high-tech, soil-based indoor farms where it grows herbs and leafy greens for sale at more than 20,000 retail stores. Started as Shenandoah Growers, Soli rebranded in 2021 and is no[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: ADAM RIDDLE
Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division in April, succeeding Thomas Bell, who left to become CEO of Leidos Holdings. Riddle has worked for the British aero-engineering company’s defense branch for more than a decade. He most recently headed up its global services[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: SHANE McLAUGHLIN
McLaughlin has been at Wells Fargo for more than 12 years, including six as the bank’s region bank president for Northern Virginia. A Virginia Tech graduate, McLaughlin joined Wachovia as a licensed financial specialist in 2004 and became a Wells Fargo employee when that bank acquired Wachovia in 2008. In 2011, McLaughlin [...]
Manufacturing 2023: FREDRIK HÖGBERG
A Sweden native, Högberg became president of Volvo Penta North America last year and is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the company’s operations throughout the continent, covering both the marine and industrial markets. Sharing the name of the vehicle manufacturer, Volvo Penta is a supplier of eng[...]
Professional Services | Accounting | Advertising | Consulting 2023: JACOB BLONDIN
Blondin leads competitive retail pricing data provider RetailData, as well as its parent company, RD Holdings, and Intrics, a sister retail intelligence and consulting firm that Blondin launched in 2021. He was appointed CEO in 2020 after seven years with RetailData, previously serving as chief operating officer and vice preside[...]
Professional Services 2023: ALISON ROGISH
Rogish became the first woman to lead the Big Four accounting firm Deloitte’s Central Virginia market in 2021. A Cornell University and Columbia University alumna, she joined Deloitte in 1998 and has worked as a client relationship executive, strategic relationship manager, managing director and business analyst. Deloitte [...]
Law 2023: THE HON. MICHAEL URBANSKI
Born in Italy, Urbanski received his bachelor’s degree from William & Mary and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He started his legal career in 1981, clerking for Judge James Clinton Turk of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. From 1982 to 1984, he worked in Vinson & Elkins&#[...]
