Linda D. Rabbitt:
Washington Woman of Genius
Biography

Linda D. Rabbitt is the founder and owner of Rand Construction Corporation a commercial construction company that specializes in building renovations and tenant build-outs. In 2000, Rand Construction was ranked both the 6th largest woman-owned business and the 7th largest interior construction company in the Washington Metropolitan area. In their 1999 through 2001 lists, Working Woman magazine ranked Rand Construction among the nation's top 500 women-owned businesses, making it the 4th largest woman-owned general contractor in the country.

In 1985, Ms. Rabbitt co-founded and co-owned Hart Construction Company, Washington's first 100% woman-owned commercial tenant construction company. She was responsible for field operations and overall business affairs. The company was ranked the 23rd largest woman-owned business in Washington.

Linda Rabbitt is the current chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. She is past president of the Women's Forum of Washington, D.C., the Washington Building Congress and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Federal City Council, and past member of the Board of Directors of The Economic Club of Washington and Leadership Washington. She is also a member of D.C. Building Industry Association, D.C. Chamber of Commerce, and the Associated Builders and Contractors.

Ms. Rabbitt has been honored by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce with the Virginia Vanguard Award as the Top Construction Company and has received the Person of Vision Award from Arlington County. She has been annually named a Top Woman Business Owner by the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Washington Business Journal since 1992.