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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[...]
Retail/Wholesale: GILBERT T. BLAND
Bland manages to juggle a successful business career with extensive work as a civic leader. For nearly four decades, Bland has owned and operated dozens of fast food restaurants, primarily Burger King and Pizza Hut franchises. His company’s Giljoy moniker is a combination of his and his wife’s names. As president and CEO of [...]
Professional Services: JASON A. HARTMAN
Hartman is responsible for executing and promoting the accounting firm’s overall strategic plan, growth and direction, as well as overseeing its day-to-day administration and financial management. Brown Edwards has 500 employees and reported $70 million in revenue for fiscal year 2021. Hartman, who joined the multistate accoun[...]
Real Estate: KYLE SCHOPPMANN
Schoppmann’s first job was selling beach supplies at her uncle’s store in Ocean City, New Jersey. Today she’s a leader in a commercial real estate company that earned $27.7 billion in revenue last year and manages more than 125 million square feet of office space in the Washington, D.C., region. In addition to being presid[...]
Living Legends: DWIGHT SCHAR
It’s a year of change for Schar. In May, Schar, 80, retired as chair of NVR Inc., the Fortune 500 homebuilding and mortgage banking business he founded back in 1980 that went on to become one of the nation’s largest home builders. Operating under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes brands, NVR reported $1.24 [&hellip[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: SAMIR KAKAR
Aptara focuses on digital learning from kindergarten through “infinity,” Kakar says, “because learning never ends.” That digital environment includes content creation, publishing services and working with several Fortune 500 companies to improve worker trainings. Formerly known as TechBooks, Aptara was founded in Falls C[...]
