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Law 2024: MICHAEL R. SKLAIRE
Sklaire says sharing the duties of running the Northern Virginia office with Laura Foote Reiff don’t involve the kind of constant tussles for power you see on television law shows. “When two people have [a] similar vision of how the office should be, it’s seamless,” he says. The job hasn’t changed much, Sklaire says,[...]
Energy 2024: DAVID E. SCHLEICHER
One of the largest power distribution cooperatives in the nation based on sales and revenue, NOVEC last year reported operating revenue totaling $864 million, net margins exceeding $27 million and assets totaling $1.4 billion last year. Energy sales grew 17% to more than 10.1 billion kilowatt-hours sold. Since 2022, Schleicher h[...]
Law 2024: DANIEL C. SUMMERLIN III
For more than 25 years, Summerlin has advised businesses — from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 names — in environmental matters. Summerlin also assists employers with employment laws and regulations, including investigations with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A Roanoke native, Summerlin returned to the [...]
Banking | Finance 2024: FREDRICK D. SCHAUFELD
After graduating from Lehigh University in 1981, Schaufeld sold extended warranties to auto dealers while going to law school. When he learned his employer hadn’t actually taken out policies on all his clients, Schaufeld dropped out of law school and went into business for himself, creating National Electronics Warranty. In 20[...]
Telecommunications 2024: MICHAEL KEEGAN
As CEO of TNS since 2013, Keegan is responsible for setting global strategy for the privately held networking, integrated data and voice services provider. TNS was acquired by a Koch Industries subsidiary in 2021 and, in 2022, TNS acquired Agnity Global, a leading provider of intelligent business communication applications and i[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2024: ERIK H. NEIL
Since joining the Chrysler Museum in 2014, Neil has guided the museum’s growth. In 2022, his position was endowed through a $34 million donation from Virginia Beach philanthropist Joan Brock that also included donated artwork. From December 2023 through April, the Chrysler hosted the U.S. debut of Sir Paul McCartney’s photog[...]
Retail 2024: VINCE SHEEHY IV
Sheehy carries on his father’s legacy as an auto dealer, manning the largest dealership group in Virginia and No. 33 in the nation, according to Auto News’ list of Top 150 dealership groups. His late father, Vincent Sheehy III, founded Sheehy Ford in Maryland in 1965 as a suburban business near the newly built Capital [&hell[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2024: TONY BENNETT
After another winning season, Bennett signed a contract extension in May that would take him through the end of the 2029-30 season, with an extra year added if he remains Virginia’s men’s basketball coach as of April 30, 2026. A former point guard for the Charlotte Hornets, Bennett celebrated 16 years with the Cavaliers this[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MEHUL P. SANGHANI
Reston-based federal contractor Octo was founded in 2006 by Virginia Tech alum Sanghani, who remains its CEO after IBM purchased Octo in 2022 from Arlington Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Octo is now part of IBM Consulting’s U.S. public and federal market arm, employing about 1,500 workers. Sanghani was born in India[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: JEREMY WENSINGER
In June, Wensinger replaced outgoing president and CEO Chuck Prow at aerospace and defense contractor V2X. The move was part of a “board-led succession planning process,” the company stated in a press release. Wensinger also serves on V2X’s board of directors. The change follows the move of V2X’s headquarters from Colora[...]
Health Care 2024: RONY THOMAS
Bill Anderson, who founded the Eastern Virginia Tissue Bank in 1982, died in a car accident in 2002 at the age of 50. His death left the organization now known as LifeNet with an uncertain future, Thomas said in a 2023 speech. Under Thomas’ leadership since 2004, the nonprofit that provides organ, tissue and cell […]
Health Care 2024: PAT DAVIS-HAGENS
Davis-Hagens speaks enthusiastically about the construction of the Harbour View Medical Center, an $80 million, 98,000-square-foot hospital scheduled for completion in Suffolk in spring 2025. Davis-Hagens is passionate about expanding access to care, and the new hospital, as the former nurse has pointed out, will allow residents[...]
