DC Power Moves: Meet EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year from DC, Maryland and Virginia

EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year

According to Ernst & Young, there are 11 local entrepreneurs to keep your eye on in 2023.

Ernst & Young, also known as EY, announced the winners of its Entrepreneur of the Year awards in the mid-Atlantic region. The annual awards highlight entrepreneurs in the area who demonstrate “spirit, purpose, growth and impact” in the local space. The mid-Atlantic region includes all of Maryland, Virginia and DC. All regional winners are now eligible for consideration for the national Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 awards.

Here are the regional winners:

• Bryan Myers, [solidcore], DC
• Rachele Cooper, Aptive, Alexandria, Virginia
• Rami Elghandour, Arcellx, Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Felipe Hasselmann, Cuisine Solutions, Sterling, Virginia
• Tim Hwang, FiscalNote, DC
• Watt Foster, Foster Fuels, Brookneal, Virginia
• FX Rouxel, Gardyn, Bethesda, Maryland
• Matt Malone, Groundworks, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Joye B. Moore, JOYBELLS, Richmond, Virginia
• Todd Walrath, ShiftMed, McLean, Virginia
• Bin Chen, Stori, Arlington, Virginia

“It is both humbling and an incredible honor to receive this prestigious recognition as an Entrepreneur of the Year from one of the world’s most prominent and respected companies,” Hwang said in a statement. “For nearly four decades, this coveted business award has recognized entrepreneurs who challenge the limits of what’s possible and who work to create a more equitable and sustainable world that benefits everyone.”

BioHub Maryland’s new manager

The Maryland Tech Council’s BioHub Maryland has appointed a new manager.

Alexandra Haarich. (Courtesy photo)

Alexandra Haarich is BioHub’s new manager of workforce development and partnerships. BioHub helps local residents find life science careers with training and career resources, and in the new role, Haarich will be taking over the development of the hub’s biopharma skills training programs as well as local partnerships with industry players, schools and civic orgs.

“I am honored to join BioHub Maryland and help residents of all backgrounds find their future in life sciences,” Haarich said in a statement. “You don’t have to be a doctor or scientist to have a successful life sciences career. With BioHub Maryland’s flexible biopharma skills training, Maryland residents will be ready to fight diseases, save lives, and immediately add value to their workplace.”

TDI’s new CEO

AnnMarie Killian is the new CEO of TDI, an organization supporting accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in telecommunications, media and IT. The company is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Killian officially took on the role on July 1 and is the first woman to assume the position. She previously served as the chief marketing officer for ZP Better Together.

“I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to serve as TDI’s next CEO,” Killian said in a statement. “Throughout my entire career, I have always recognized TDI as a true pioneer for greater accessibility and inclusion for our deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing communities. I am very excited to work alongside the board, the TDI staff, our members, and our partners in industry, consumer organizations, government and academia.”

AnnMarie Killian, newly named CEO of TDI. (Photo by Matthew Vita, XITA)

Here’s who else has been updating their LinkedIn profile:

• Intact Technology, a managed services provider in Reston, added Brian Crosby as chief growth officer. Crosby comes from a role at ServiceNow, and previously held roles at VMware, Hewlett Packard and Lockheed Martin.
• VersaTech appointed Vincent Sharps as its new executive VP. The Savage, Maryland company provides audio visual, cybersecurity, custom application and website development and mission support services.
• Haywood Miller is the new interim CEO of Emergent BioSolutions in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He replaces Robert Kramer Sr.
• Trustible AI, which emerged from stealth in April, named a number of high-profile individuals to its advisory board. They include former Federal Trade Commission head Jon Leibowitz; Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute John Bailey; former Chief Data Officer for the City of San José Christine Keung; Professor of Law and Computer Science at The Ohio State University Dennis Hirsch and Sultan Meghji, former CIO at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• As of August, Elisabeth Bradley is the new CEO of Forum One, an Arlington, Virginia-based digital consultancy. She succeeds Chris Wolz, who announced retirement plans in February of this year.
• Rockville, Maryland’s Quantum Space, a space commerce company, promoted current COO Kerry Wisnosku to president and COO. Wisnosky will be taking over strategic direction for the company as it builds a “space superhighway.”
• Tysons healthtech company Zephyr AI, appointed Eric Lindquist as chief business officer. The company uses ai for precision medicine.
• Counter drone takeover tech company D-Fend Solutions added Danny Rajan as US general manager, Michael Langman as VP of strategic partnerships and Brett Fedderson as VP of strategy and government affairs. All three will work out of the company’s McLean, Virginia office.
• Marc Jones is the new CEO of Altoida, a DC digital biomarker developer for machine learning and augmented reality. Jones was most recently the COO and CFO of binx health.
• Huntingdon Ingalls Industries promoted Garry Schwartz to COO of the mission technologies division and Todd Gentry to the role of president of the company’s C5ISR business group.
• Dan Smith is the new president and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association, which is based in DC. He comes to the role from a gig as executive VP and head of regulatory affairs at the Consumer Bankers Association.
• Amazon cloud division VP Chris Vonderhaar has left the company, Amazon confirmed. Vonderhaar was a key asset in planning and expanding Amazon’s data center fleet and worked for the company for 13 years.