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Finance/Insurance: ALBERTO SCHIAVON
Not to be confused with the Italian Olympic snowboarder, Schiavon has led Elephant Auto Insurance since 2017. As a student at the University of Padova in his native Italy, Schiavon studied engineering. Unfortunately, he graduated in 2007 during the Great Recession, he told Authority magazine, at a time when seemingly no one need[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: LT. GEN. JAMES B. LASTER (USMC, RET.)
During the pandemic, Laster says, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation learned how to make remote work successful and initiated a drive-thru concept that has made toy and book distribution more efficient for the nonprofit. Toys for Tots isn’t just a Christmastime charity. It distributes more than 1 million toys and games to nee[...]
Professional Services: JULIE SWEET
Sweet became global CEO of Accenture in 2019 and assumed chairmanship of the Fortune Global 500 professional services company in September 2021. Previously, she served as CEO of Accenture’s business in North America, the company’s largest geographic market. Before that position, she was Accenture’s general counsel, secreta[...]
Real Estate: JULIAN G. FRANCIS
In 2019, Francis joined Beacon, a publicly traded Fortune 500 distributor of roofing material and complementary building products. Before that, the United Kingdom native was president of the insulation business at Owens Corning, a provider of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composite materials. He also served as vice presiden[...]
Real Estate: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON
Johnson closes deals in the mid-Atlantic region for commercial real estate company JLL and its offices in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In February, JLL announced it was moving its Northern Virginia office from Vienna to McLean, on Tysons Boulevard. Johnson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in political scie[...]
2022 Virginia 500: The power of leadership
Power is one of those things that can sound great until you have it. It’s a be-careful-what-you-ask-for kind of thing. Power without leadership often goes awry, leading to unfortunate outcomes. The kind of power that works well requires leadership, good stewardship and a genuine concern for the well-being of an entire team. Ma[...]
Economic Development: LEONARD SLEDGE
During the pandemic, Sledge has logged many hours on Zoom, working with Richmond City Council members, developers and other stakeholders on several massive projects. One of the biggest is the Diamond District redevelopment project, which is heading toward a council vote this year and would include a new baseball stadium and mixe[...]
Living Legends: J. ROBERT ‘BOB’ MOONEY
Mooney double-majored in accounting and art history at William & Mary. He’s split his adult life similarly, investing energy in both business and being an arts patron. Mooney’s professional résumé includes more than two decades working for what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as well as time at Ethyl Corp., where h[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: DELBERT PARKS
As the world faces a semiconductor chip shortage, Micron leadership has urged support for billions of dollars to expand domestic production. Parks joined Micron in January 2021 to oversee its Manassas manufacturing lab. A 2019 expansion of the facility remains the largest economic deal in state history, with more than $3 billion[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: JILL SINGER
Singer joined AT&T in 2015 after working for more than 30 years in national security, both in the federal government and in the private sector. In 2020, she was tapped to lead the telecommunications company’s defense and national security work for the public sector. She also is involved with FirstNet, the nation’s broadb[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: KATHY J. WARDEN
Prior to becoming CEO of the aerospace and defense contractor, Warden served as its president and chief operating officer, responsible for the management of the company’s four sectors as well as its enterprise services organization. She also led the integration of aerospace company Orbital ATK Inc. into Northrop Grumman follow[...]
Health Care: DENNIS MATHEIS
Matheis, former president of Sentara Health Plans and executive vice president of Sentara Healthcare since 2018, was promoted to CEO to the health system in June. He started on Sept. 1, succeeding Howard P. Kern, who retired after a 40-year career at Sentara. An $11 billion not-for-profit health system with 12 hospitals in Virgi[...]
