Leading their workplaces during a prolonged pandemic, a nationwide social justice movement, political upheaval, global supply chain disruptions, historic inflation and staff turnover is tough enough. But four Washington-area leaders are being recognized not only for managing their organizations through crises, but keeping their staff happy and confident in their leadership at the same time.
The Washington Post’s Terence McArdle and Lisa M. Bolton spoke via email with four Washington-area leaders ranked best, by virtue of their employees’ votes, in organizations in largest, large, midsize and small categories.
Named top leader in the category of largest organizations with 1,000 or more employees is Jo Ann Jenkins, chief executive of AARP, the membership organization that advocates for people 50 and over. Prior to her appointment as president of the AARP foundation in 2010, Jenkins served as chief operating officer at the Library of Congress. Before that, she served in various roles in the Housing and Urban Development and Transportation departments.
Anthony T. Pierce, partner in charge of the Akin Gump law firm’s D.C. office, is top leader in the category of large organizations with 500 to 999 employees. A longtime litigator, Pierce has expertise in several areas, including health care, government contracting and telecommunications.
Daniel Turner, president of TCG, a D.C.-based firm that provides IT services to the government, is top leader in the category of midsize...
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