Christopher Calio ’00 JD/MBA, president and CEO of RTX, has been elected as the aerospace and defense company’s chairman of the board of directors.

Annette Pavone ’02 MSA has been named controller for the Connecticut State College & University (CSCU) System Office in Hartford, CT. Prior to this role, Pavone worked at UConn for 18 years in the Accounting Office as a lead accountant.

Kurt Heinemann ’04 MBA joins DoiT as vice president of marketing. Previously, Heinemann led global marketing teams at Datasaur, Ably, Big Health, and Cockroach Labs.

Michael Derrig ’04, ’13 MBA has been appointed vice president, chief underwriter for the Individual Life Division for Symetra Life Insurance Company. Prior to this role, Derrig served as director and chief underwriter at Equitable.

Robert Silverman ’05 MBA has been promoted to regional vice president for the Westchester region at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Silverman will continue overseeing the Rye, NY office while driving the company’s growth and influence throughout the area.

Rick Goldberg ’05 has been appointed chief financial officer for S&P Global Commodity Insights, a division of S&P Global. Goldberg also serves as the CFO for the company’s newly created Chief Client Office.

Beatrice Fevry ’08 MBA has been named the inaugural vice president of business and finance at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU). Prior to joining HIU, Fevry served as vice president and chief financial officer at Western Connecticut State University.

Troy LePage ’07, ’08 MSA, chief operating officer and executive vice president of HAI Group, was named a 2024 “40 Under Forty” honoree by the Hartford Business Journal.

Jessica Idleman ’08, ’09 MSA, chief financial officer of Fortunado Construction Group, was named a 2024 “40 Under Forty” honoree by the Hartford Business Journal.

Matthew Gravell ’09, director of program finance at General Dynamics Electric Boat, was named a 2024 “40 Under Forty” honoree by the Hartford Business Journal.