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Finance/Insurance: RICHARD R. ‘RICHIE’ WHITT
After working at Markel Corp. for 31 years, including six years as co-CEO of the Fortune 500 financial holding company, Whitt plans to retire by the end of March 2023. After he steps down, Thomas S. Gayner will become the company’s sole CEO. “Throughout his career at Markel, Richie has represented Markel’s culture [...]
Finance/Insurance: FRANK LUCIA
For almost five years Lucia has led Delta Dental of Virginia, a nonprofit that is the largest dental benefits carrier in Virginia. The company has about 300 employees and reported $750 million in revenue for fiscal year 2021. Through its foundation, Delta Dental of Virginia has contributed more than $6 million to organizations t[...]
Hospitality/Tourism: NEIL AMIN
After earning a bachelor’s degree in economics and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Amin worked in New York City for Goldman Sachs for a year, advising technology companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. After that, Amin came home to Shamin Hotels, the Richmond-based hosp[...]
Hospitality/Tourism: JAMES CARROLL
Carroll first went to work for Crestline in 2004, working as treasurer, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for the independent hospitality management company before taking over as president and CEO in 2010. Presently, Carroll oversees more than 5,000 employees as well as the company’s portfolio of 126 mana[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: SHERRIE ARMSTRONG
Armstrong says people look to their community foundations to understand areas of greatest and urgent need. One thing the pandemic highlighted, she says, was the ability of organizations like hers to lead during a crisis. The Community Foundation for a greater Richmond connected with local partners and created a simplified grant [...]
Retail/Wholesale: TING XU
Evergreen Enterprises designs and manufactures thousands of pieces of home and garden décor, licensed sports products and gifts, which are then distributed to retail establishments around the globe. A Shanghai native who moved to Richmond in 1989 after graduating from Old Dominion University, Xu, along with her husband, Frank Q[...]
Transportation: PIERCE COFFEE
Coffee’s work has an immediate impact on her neighbors. The McLean native leads North American operations for Transurban, an Australian firm that operates 53 miles of express toll lanes on the Capital Beltway and Interstates 95 and 395. Among its projects, Transurban is extending toll lanes along I-95 by 10 miles to Freder[...]
Law: BROOKS M. SMITH
With more than a decade of experience in environmental and natural resources proceedings, Smith handles litigation, enforcement defense, project development and compliance counseling. Among his notable clients are Dominion Energy Inc., the Virginia Manufacturers Association and the Virginia Coal & Energy Alliance. Besides ma[...]
Law: THE HON. MICHAEL F. URBANSKI
Born in Italy when his father was stationed there with the U.S. Army, Urbanski went to high school in Newport News and was previously a principal at the Woods Rogers law firm in Roanoke. In 2004, he was appointed to be a U.S. magistrate judge and was appointed to the Western District court’s bench in […]
Economic Development: BUDDY RIZER
Under Rizer, Loudoun attracted $6.55 billion in new commercial investment in 2021, and in June, Irish energy management company Hanley Energy announced an $8 million expansion of its electrical division in Ashburn, a move expected to create 343 jobs. The self-styled “godfather of data center alley,” Rizer, who became Loudoun[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: TOM ARSENEAULT
When asked what makes him passionate about his work, Arseneault restates part of BAE Systems’ mission: “We protect those who protect us.” Arseneault, whose first job was as a farmhand in Connecticut, added CEO to his title in 2020, after becoming president and chief operating officer in May 2019. He’s spent more [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: LYNN MARTIN
Martin joined Google Cloud in December 2021 after spending eight years as vice president of government, education and health care at another cloud services provider, VMware Inc. In June, Google announced the creation of Google Public Sector, a subsidiary focused on bringing Google Cloud technologies, including artificial intelli[...]
