This is a list of notable companies headquartered in Northern Virginia. The majority of the following companies are located in Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in Northern Virginia, the state, and the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Companies with a McLean or Vienna address are often located in Tysons Corner; "Tysons Corner" was not available as a postal address until 2011.
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Numbers denote Fortune 500 ranking.
Communications
- Iridium Communications (McLean)
- Intelsat (McLean)
- Morcom International, Inc. (Chantilly)
- NeuStar (Sterling)
- NII Holdings (Reston) 654
- OneWeb (Arlington)
- SkyTerra (Reston)
- SpaceQuest, Ltd. (Fairfax)
- t/Space (Reston)
- Transmitter Location Systems (Chantilly)
- XO Communications (Herndon)
Consumer goods
- Alpha Industries (Chantilly)
- Bare International (Fairfax)
- CustomInk (Fairfax)
- Mars, Incorporated (McLean)
- ThinkGeek (Fairfax)
Education
- ESI International (Arlington)
- K12 (Herndon)
- Meridian Knowledge Solutions (Reston)
- Strayer University (Herndon)
- The Teaching Company (Chantilly)
Energy
- AES Corporation (Arlington) 178
- GridPoint (Arlington)
- Touchstone Energy (Arlington)
Finance
- Arlington Asset Investment (Arlington)
- Capital One (McLean) 126
- Cardinal Bank (McLean)
- FBR Capital Markets (Arlington)
- Freddie Mac (McLean) 42
- Oxford Finance (Alexandria)
- Navy Federal Credit Union (Vienna)
- Strategic Investment Group (Arlington)
Government contractors
Government contracting companies (including defense contracting companies) may be involved in various fields, such as financial services, healthcare, information technology, mercenaries, science, and space technology, sometimes all within the same company. Some of the following companies may only derive a minority of their income from government contracting, but are listed here for organizational purposes.
- Accenture (Arlington)
- Alion Science and Technology (McLean)
- Alliant Techsystems (Arlington)
- The Analysis Corporation (McLean)
- Argon ST (Fairfax)
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (McLean) 475
- CACI (Arlington) 674
- Carahsoft (Reston)
- Computer Sciences Corporation (Falls Church) 229
- CSRA (Falls Church)
- Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. (owner of DynCorp International) (Falls Church) 934
- Edge Technologies (Fairfax)
- Endgame, Inc. (Arlington)
- Exelis Inc. (McLean) 604
- General Dynamics (Falls Church) 100
- Inhalt Corporation (Fairfax)
- Kellogg Brown and Root Services (Arlington)
- Kiewit Federal Group Inc. (Arlington)
- Leidos Holdings Inc. (Reston) 506
- Mandiant (Alexandria)
- ManTech International (Fairfax)
- Maximus Inc. (Reston)
- Military Professional Resources (Alexandria)
- MVM, Inc. (Ashburn)
- NJVC (Chantilly)
- Nortel Government Solutions (Fairfax)
- Northrop Grumman (Falls Church) 124
- Optimized Systems & Solutions (Reston)
- Orbital Sciences (Dulles) 539
- Rannoch Corp. (Alexandria)
- Salient CRGT (Fairfax)
- SAIC (McLean) 630
- SRA International (Fairfax)
- Stanley (Alexandria)
- System Planning Corporation (Arlington)
- Triple Canopy, Inc. (Herndon)
- Vinnell (Fairfax)
Internet technology and software
- AppAssure Software (Reston)
- Applied Predictive Technologies (Arlington)
- Booksfree (Vienna)
- Capitol Advantage (Fairfax)
- Clarabridge (Reston)
- ComScore (Reston)
- Cvent (Tysons Corner)
- Deltek (Herndon)
- Geeknet (Fairfax)
- Invincea (Fairfax)
- Logi Analytics (McLean)
- MicroStrategy (McLean)
- Motley Fool (Alexandria)
- Objective Interface Systems (Herndon)
- Opower (Arlington)
- Rosetta Stone (Arlington)
- ServInt (McLean)
- Sogosurvey (Herndon)
- ThinkFun (Alexandria)
- VeriSign (Reston)
- Vision III Imaging, Inc. (Vienna)
- Wrong Planet (Fairfax)
Media
- Alhurra (Springfield)
- Gannett Company (McLean)
- Graham Holdings Company (Arlington) 670
- Politico (Arlington)
- Tegna, Inc. (Tysons Corner) 441
- USA Today (McLean)
- Washington Business Journal (Arlington)
Professional services
- Alcalde & Fay (Arlington)
- Bloomberg BNA (Arlington)
- Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt (Alexandria)
- Corporate Executive Board (Arlington)
- Towers Watson (Arlington) 676
Real estate and hospitality
- Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Herndon) 917
- Calkain Companies, Inc. (Reston)
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (McLean) 280
- Long & Foster (Chantilly)
- Sunrise Senior Living (McLean)
- UberOffices (McLean)
Transportation
- Interstate Van Lines (Springfield)
- Robinson Terminal (Alexandria)
- Space Adventures (Vienna)
- Trailways Transportation System (Fairfax)
Non-profit
Professional/trade organizations
- Aluminum Association (Arlington)
- American Anthropological Association (Arlington)
- American Optometric Association (Alexandria)
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (Fairfax)
- Association for Manufacturing Technology (McLean)
- Consumer Electronics Association (Arlington)
- Graduate Management Admission Council (Reston)
- Grocery Manufacturers Association (Arlington)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (Arlington)
- Intelligence and National Security Alliance (Arlington)
- National Association of Convenience Stores (Alexandria)
- National Automobile Dealers Association (McLean)
- National Rifle Association (Fairfax)
- National Science Teachers Association (Arlington)
- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Arlington)
- United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (Herndon)
Think tanks
- American Civil Rights Union (Alexandria)
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (Arlington)
- Center for Freedom and Prosperity (Alexandria)
- Center for International Relations (Arlington)
- Concord Coalition (Arlington)
- Feminist Majority Foundation (Arlington)
- George C. Marshall Institute (Arlington)
- Institute for Defense Analyses (Alexandria)
- Lexington Institute (Arlington)
- Mercatus Center (Arlington)
- National Policy Institute (Arlington)
- Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (Arlington)
- Project 2049 Institute (Arlington)
- State Policy Network (Arlington)
- Streit Council (Annandale)
Financial
- Belvoir Federal Credit Union (Alexandria)
- In-Q-Tel (Arlington)
- Navy Federal Credit Union (Vienna)
- Pentagon Federal Credit Union (Alexandria)
Internet
- American Registry for Internet Numbers (Chantilly)
- Internet Society (Reston)
- Public Interest Registry (Reston)
Other
- CNA Corporation (Alexandria)
- Inova Health System (Falls Church)
- Legal Aid Justice Center (Falls Church)
- Mitre Corporation (McLean)
- National Council on Aging (Arlington)
- Noblis (Reston)
- PBS (Arlington)
Foreign companies
These are companies based outside the U.S. with a division headquartered in Northern Virginia.
- Airbus Group, Inc. (Herndon)
- BAE Systems Customer Solutions (Arlington)
- Dynamotive USA (McLean)
- FNH USA (Fredericksburg)
- Heckler & Koch Inc. (Ashburn)
- Intelsat Corporation (McLean)
- Lafarge North America (Herndon)
- Lidl (Arlington)
- Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc. (Arlington)
- Nestlé USA (Arlington)
- QinetiQ North America (McLean)
- Rolls-Royce North America (Reston)
- Saab Aerotech of America LLC (Sterling)
- Transurban USA Inc (Springfield)
- Volkswagen Group of America (Herndon)
History
In the 2000s several Fortune 500 companies relocated from California to Northern Virginia, including Computer Sciences Corporation, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and Science Applications International Corporation. Active companies formerly headquartered in the region include AOL, Sallie Mae, Sigarms Inc., and US Airways.
Defunct companies that were headquartered in the region include BearingPoint, Braddock Dunn & McDonald, Capital Airlines, Chevy Chase Bank, Erol's, GeoEye, Hecht's, MCI Inc., Mobil, Mythic Entertainment, Nextel, Proxicom, PSINet, TechAmerica, TerreStar Corporation, UUNET, and Voxant.
References
See also
- List of federal agencies in Northern Virginia
- List of space companies and facilities in Virginia
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