Washington Business Hall of Fame

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2023

Meet 2023 Laureate Richard M. Adams of United Bank

Meet 2023 Laureate Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., of Park Hotels & Resorts

Meet 2023 Laureate Terri McClements of PwC

Meet 2023 Laureate Deryl McKissack, PE, of McKissack & McKissack

Meet 2023 Laureate Kurt D. Newman, MD, of Children’s National Hospital

2022

Meet the 2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates

Meet 2022 Laureate Reggie Aggarwal of Cvent

Meet 2022 Laureate Charlene Mickens Dukes, EdD, of Prince George’s Community College and The Dukes Group LLC

Meet 2022 Laureate Michele Kang of The Washington Spirit and Cognosante

Meet 2022 Laureate Ray Ritchey of Boston Properties

2021

Meet 2021 Laureate Russ Ramsey of Ramsey Asset Management

Meet 2021 Laureate Deborah Ratner Salzburg of Uplands Real Estate Partners

Meet 2021 Laureate Virginia Ali of Ben’s Chili Bowl

Meet 2021 Laureate Craig Ruppert of the Ruppert Companies

2020

Meet 2020 Laureate Dr. Ed Bersoff, Chairman of Greenwich Associates, LLC and Chairman of Parabilis, LLC

Meet 2020 Laureate Janet Hill, Member of the Board of Directors of The Carlyle Group and Esquire Bank

Meet 2020 Laureate Mark Lerner, Principal of Lerner Enterprises and Managing Principal Owner & Vice Chairman of the Washington Nationals

Watch the first-ever Student & Laureate Town Hall, featuring JA students and Hall of Fame Laureates.

Watch the full live Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, hosted by Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes.

2019

Meet 2019 Laureate Marla Beck, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bluemercury, Inc.

Meet 2019 Laureate Daniel A. D’Aniello, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group

Meet 2019 Laureate Mike Daniels, Former Chairman and CEO, Network Solutions

Meet 2019 Laureate Douglas Jemal, Founder and President, Douglas Development Corporation

Watch the full 2019 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 1).

Watch the full 2019 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 2).

2018

Meet 2018 Laureate Jose Andres, Chef/Owner, ThinkFoodGroup & minibar by Jose Andres

Meet 2018 Laureates Donald A. Brown, Joseph B. Gildenhorn & Benjamin R. Jacobs, Founding Partners, the JBG Companies.

Meet 2018 Laureate Dr. Sachiko Kuno, Founder & Chair, Halcyon.

Meet 2018 Laureate Mark D. Ein, Founder & CEO, Venturehouse Group, LLC.

Watch the full 2018 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 1).

Watch the full 2018 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 2).

2017

Meet 2017 Laureate Phil de Picciotto, Founder & President, Octagon, Inc.

Meet 2017 Laureate Michael Harreld, Immediate Past President, PNC Bank, Greater Washington Area.

Meet 2017 Laureate Gracia Martore, Retired President & CEO, TEGNA Inc.

Meet 2017 Laureate Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton.

Pam Bentley, JA Board Member & Alumna and Managing Director & Chief Accounting Officer for the Carlyle Group. shares her JA story.

Watch the full 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 1).

Watch the full 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame show (Part 2).