Wherever you are, SigEps are a vital part of the cultural and professional landscape. Here, we highlight a few of the notable brothers who make the Washington, D.C., metro area a great place to live and work.

Legal Eagle

As head of a law practice that specializes in emerging companies, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions, Mike Lincoln, Southeast Missouri State ’84, has a steady finger on the pulse of the Beltway’s corporate community. More than 25 years ago, he co-founded the first East Coast office of Silicon Valley-based Cooley LLP (now the largest technology-focused law firm in the world). Today, Lincoln not only serves as Cooley’s vice chair, but is also an adjunct professor at UVA Law and widely recognized as one of the top lawyers in the tech sector in the country.

You Can Bank on Him

On a daily basis, John Durrant, Stetson ’96, impacts how people borrow, save, make purchases and payments, and invest. As co-president of banking solutions for fintech company FIS, Durrant collaborates with companies across a wide range of industries to develop the financial applications and services that power smooth transactions. In his free time, Durrant works to advance financial literacy among the younger generation as a board member of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.

Sorority Status: Secure

Zac Pope, Elon ’07, has nearly 20 years of experience implementing safety, security and emergency plans for organizations such as George Mason University and the Arlington (Virginia) Public School System. Now director of safety and security for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Pope oversees safety plans for the sorority’s conferences, events and policies. The Washington, D.C.-based, sorority has over 1,000 college and alumnae chapters in the U.S. and internationally.

High-energy Brother

A petroleum engineer with more than three decades of experience, George Koperna, West Virginia ’92, has a wealth of expertise working with unconventional energy sources. Koperna leads multidisciplinary teams, including geologists, engineers and economists, in the discovery and extraction of resources that power business and residential properties around the country. Koperna has been with Advanced Resources International for nearly 30 years, most recently as vice president of engineering. In 2024, he was named CEO of the Arlington, Virginia-based company.

By the Numbers:

4 — Number of Conclaves held in D.C.

6,300 — More than 6,300 SigEp alumni live or work in the D.C. metro area

3 — Number of undergraduate chapters in the D.C. metro area