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Real Estate 2023: STEPHEN BALLARD
Ballard’s construction career goes back nearly 40 years. He has served as a project manager, superintendent, estimator, carpenter and laborer. Today, he oversees all construction operations and corporate functions for his company, including strategic planning, project management, estimating, business development, corporate[...]
Real Estate 2023: RONALD J. LAUSTER JR.
Lauster joined W.M. Jordan in 1997 and became its president in 2018. He has managed notable projects such as the Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University and the restoration of the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. An Old Dominion University alumnus, Lauster also graduated Harvard Business School&#[...]
Real Estate 2023: MILES LEON
As S.L. Nusbaum’s chief executive, Leon holds significant responsibilities for overseeing all company operations and driving new business development for the 117-year-old Nusbaum, which manages more than 30,000 apartment units throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Leon co-founded First Commercial Real Es[...]
Real Estate 2023: T. RICHARD LITTON JR.
Litton is responsible for day-to-day operations at Harbor Group International, a 38-year-old real estate investment and management firm with 1,500 employees and $20 billion in real estate investments throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. One of its most famous properties is the Eero Saarinen-designed CBS Building [...]
2023 Virginia 500: Energy
Edward H. “Ed” Baine PRESIDENT, DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA, RICHMOND Robert M. “Bob” Blue CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT and CEO, DOMINION ENERGY, RICHMOND Robert Duvall PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, VIRGINIA BEACH Andrés Gluski PRESIDENT AND CEO, AES, ARLINGTON COUNTY John D. Hewa PRESIDENT AND CEO, RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, FREDERICKSBURG […][...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: JUSTIN G. KNIGHT
As CEO of Apple Hospitality, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, Knight oversees about 220 hotels, mainly Hilton and Marriott brands, in 37 states. He took over from his father, founder Glade Knight, in 2014. The elder Knight serves as executive chairman of the 16-year-old REIT. For fiscal year 2022, Apple reported a[...]
Manufacturing 2023: TOM HAYES
Hayes began working for the Swedish tobacco products manufacturer in 2006, serving as chief financial officer and senior vice president before becoming president in 2020. Swedish Match manufactures and sells smoke-free oral tobacco products that have a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease and lung cancer than cigarettes, ac[...]
Telecommunications 2023: MICHAEL KEEGAN
Keegan has been CEO of TNS, a privately held networking, integrated data and voice services provider that employs 1,300 people, since 2013. He joined the company in 2001 and was influential in its expansion into more than 60 countries. In 2021, TNS was acquired by a Koch Industries subsidiary, and in August 2022, TNS acquired [&[...]
Transportation 2023: JOHN E. ‘JACK’ POTTER
Potter’s responsibilities include managing and operating Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports, the only two federally owned airports. He also oversees the Dulles Toll Road. Since taking on his role in 2011, Potter has focused on improving efficiency and technology at the airports. [...]
Law 2023: BENJAMIN J. LEIGH
A native of Northern Virginia, Leigh works with business and real estate clients on transactions, planning and litigation. He graduated from the University of Richmond and earned his law degree cum laude from the same school. After clerking for then-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Harry L. Carrico, he practiced wi[...]
September 2023 Virginia 500 Spotlight: DONNA PRICE HENRY
FIRST JOB: I worked at a Dairy Queen during the summers while I was in high school. FAVORITE APP: Apple Fitness, except when it tells me that I’m behind in meeting my goals for the day HOW I BALANCE WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE: Some days, I am better at this than others. In my role […]
Living Legends 2023: RIC EDELMAN
A swindle helped place Edelman on his career path. He and his wife, Jean, sought financial advice — only to discover that their adviser had been scamming them. As a result, committed to helping others avoid similar situations, the couple founded Edelman Financial Services in 1986. In 2018, it merged with a West Coast firm [&he[...]
