Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the CapitalCIO ORBIE® Awards, held August 13th, 2021.
 
Sarah Naqvi – MSHost Corporation Inc.
Judd Nicholson – Georgetown University
Chris Sullivan – Serco Inc.
Monica McManus – Lockheed Martin, Rotary & Mission Systems
Bharat Amin – Huntington Ingalls Industries
Brian Bark – Sinclair Broadcast Group
Shaina Green – Exelon Corporation
Dr. Joel Klein – University of Maryland Medical System
Christie Nader – Perspecta
Chas Shaffer – Guidehouse
Najeeb Uddin – AARP
Mike Uster – ManTech
Hans Keller – Erickson Living
Dr. Prasanna Menta – Sheppard Pratt
Dr. Scott Midkiff – Virginia Tech
Michael Mistretta – Virginia Hospital Center
Lisa Roger – Dewberry
Vasili Ikonomidis – NCI Information Systems
Mike Jin – CNSI
Marc Levy – Association of American Medical Colleges
Ajay Sravanapudi – Comscore
John Suess – University of Maryland Baltimore County
Jason Gray – US Department of Education
Rob Mancini – Prince William County Government
Robert Osmond – Virginia Department of Transportation
Aaron Weis – Department of the Navy

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
CapitalCIO Executive Director: Jen Wise, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the National ORBIE® Awards, held July 22nd, 2021.

Mamatha Chamarthi, Stellantis
Seemantini Godbole, Lowe's
Jennifer Hartsock, Baker Hughes
Max Chan, Avnet Inc
Steve Hagood, Trane Technologies
Mona Bates, Raytheon Technologies - Missiles & Defense
Dave, Duvall, Discovery, Inc.
Donie Lochan, Invesco
Barry Shurkey, NTT Data Services
Adhir Mattu, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Scott Crowder, BMC Software
Beth Boucher, SiriusPoint
DarrellFernandes, TIAA
Kristie Grinnell, GDIT
Christer Peltomaa, Comcast Business
Mike Goodwin, Petsmart
Steve Mills,  iHeartMedia
Jacob Sorensen, Bank of the West
Paul Algreen, Janus Henderson
Michael Mathews, Deluxe
Ashok Vantipalli, TireHub
Sumit Anand, At Home
Todd Renaud, Conn's HomePlus
John Hill, Business PlanningCarhartt
UsmanWaheed, Knoll
James Chilton, Cengage Learning
Matt Bieri, Tyler Technologies
Dawn KirchnerKing, Armstrong World Industries
Michael Salas, SUEZ
BernieGracy, Agero
Dave Hoag, OCC
Wendy Pfeiffer, Nutanix, Inc.
Joan Kuehl, Elevate Credit, Inc.
Pramesh Naik, Troutman Pepper
Jason White, Berkshire Bank
Andrew Brock, Associa
Tarek Tomes, Minnesota IT Services
Ravi Pendse, University of Michigan
Tanya Hannah, King County, WA 
Bob Solis, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Kevin Boyd, University of Chicago
Len Peters, NYU
Matt Chambers, Baylor, Scott and White Health
Rusty Yeager, Encompass Health
Craig Richardville, SCL HEALTH
Tom Gordon, Virtua Health
Lisa Dykstra, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Mike Larson, Agiliti Health, Inc.




Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
National Executive Director: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the SeattleCIO ORBIE® Awards, held June 25th, 2021.
 
Monika Panpaliya - JP Morgan Chase
Edmond Mesrobian - Nordstrom, Inc
Rebecca Straka - Weyerhaeuser Company
BJ Moore - Providence
Laurent Rotival - Cambia Health Solutions
Jon Russell - Multicare Health System
Zafar Chaudry- Seattle Children's
VikramBaskaran - Alaska Airlines
David Beitel - Zillow Group
Jeff Dirks - TrueBlue, Inc.
Andrew Beers - Tableau
Laury Miller - Seagen
Garrett Whitney - Delta Dental of Washington
Sasi Pillay - Washington State University
Lisa Wernli - Wireless Advocates & Car Toys
Bridget Frey - Redfin
Sabra Schneider - City of Bellevue, Washington
Scott Waters - Overlake Medical Center and Clinics
Chris Purcell - PEMCO Mutual Insurance
Chris Lindner - Apptio
Diane Tschauner - Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
John Michael Gross - Cascade Environmental
Erik Jones - Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
SeattleCIO Executive Director: Lindsey Estep, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the BostonCIO ORBIE® Awards, held June 18th, 2021.
 
Nick Perugini - General Electric Company (GE)
Shelia Anderson - Liberty Mutual
AnjanaHarve - Fresenius Medical Care
Jeana Thomas - Pratt & Whitney
Mark Hernon - Biogen
Ramesh Razdan - Bain and Company
Marjorie Boles - Sappi Limited
Kimberly Anstett - Iron Mountain
Michael Jasper - Draeger Medical Systems Inc.
Mani Sundaram - Akamai Technologies
Tara Long - MassMutual
Mike Hayeck - Fidelity Investments
Sorin Hilgen - EG America
Sharon Gabriel - Clean Harbors
Lori Groth - Stanley Black & Decker
Michael Israel - The Kraft Group
Miriam Manning - Commonwealth Financial Network
Eric Lindgren - Bright Horizons
Ian Pitt - LogMeIn Inc
Santhosh Kumar - Inspire Brands, Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins
Amy O'Connor - Precisely
Aleksandr Sukennik - Avid Technology
BridgetCollins - Cerence
William Dameron - The Brattle Group
Puneet Nevatia - Cambridge Trust Company
Bijay Kumar - State of Rhode Island
John Barden - Yale University
John Letchford - University of Massachusetts
Michael Mundrane - University of Connecticut
Naomi Lenane - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Gregory Wolf - UMass Medical School
Leanne Harvey - Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC
Jeannette Currie - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jay Pasteris - New England Journal of Medicine/Massachusetts Medical Society

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
BostonCIO Executive Director: Brenda Shield, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the AlabamaCIO ORBIE® Awards, held June 4th, 2021.
 
Ben Rosebrock - Alabama Community College System
John Enriquez- Wind Creek Hospitality
Kevin McMahon - BBVA USA
Kevin Ray - O'Neal Industries
Lynn Lovelady - McWane, Inc.
Billy Helmandollar - DCH Health System
Kenneth McClain - BuffaloRock Company
Raymond Harris - ADTRAN
Terri Bentley - Redstone Federal Credit Union
Ben Barnes - McLeod Software
Kevin Hicks - M. J. Harris Construction Services, LLC
Rolf Van Rijn - Red Diamond Inc.
Tommy McNeal - Hargrove Engineers + Constructors
Bill Steiner - City of Huntsville, AL
Damian Clarke - AAMU
Emily Elam - Decatur City Schools
Rand Harris - The University of Alabama / Department of Athletics
Scott Ross - HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
AlabamaCIO Executive Director: Leza Dabit, [email protected] 

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the MiamiCIO ORBIE® Awards, held May 21st, 2021.
 
Bobby George - Carrier Global Corporation
Martha Poulter - Royal Caribbean Group
Dimple Jethani - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Enna Zarate - DHL Express USA Inc
Andy Schwalb - Virgin Voyages
Ann Dozier - Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Inc.
Jay Smith - Tracfone Wireless, Inc
Deepak Agarwal - School District of Palm Beach County
Darryl Maraj - GA Telesis, LLC
Michael Bouchet - Newfold Digital
William Velez - Harvard Maintenance Inc.
Ariel Carrion - City National Bank of Florida
David Less - JL Audio, Inc.
Kim Jacques - Sentry Data Systems
NovletPalmer Mattis - Orlando Health
David Reis - University of Miami Health System
Jennifer Wesson Greenman - Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global, Inc.
Hernando Celada - ChenMed

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
MiamiCIO Executive Director: Karen Wilson, [email protected] 

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the ChicagoCIO ORBIE® Awards, held May 14, 2021.
 
Edward Wagoner - JLL
Kuldip Mohanty – HUB International
Sven Krause - Hillrom
Abhi Dhar - TransUnion
Kris Rao - HNI Corporation
Marvin Richardson - Health Care Service Corporation
Suja Chandrasekaran - CommonSpirit Health
Bobbie Byrne - Advocate Aurora Health
Kevin Lowell - U.S. Cellular
Maryann Byrdak - Feeding America
Anson Johnson - USG
Janet Zelenka - Stericycle, Inc.
Rich Voinovich - Equity Residential
Tim Dickson - Generac Power Systems
Gretchen Horn - Brookfield Properties, Retail Group
Ed Rybicki - Vyaire Medical
Allen Smith - Baker Tilly US, LLP
Michelle Kasson - The AZEK Company
Brad Bodell - Trustmark Insurance
Bridget Quinlan - Life Fitness
Nicole White - Redwood Logistics
Tim Walter - Randa Apparel and Accessories
Raj Sampoornam - Byline Bank
Susan Czarnecki - Golub Capital LLC
Sunitha Chamarti - ReedGroup, a Guardian Company
Pinky Raina - U.S. Soccer Federation
Augustus Oakes - ATI
Madhu Reddy - Republic Bank of Chicago
Michael Pegues - City of Aurora IL
Heather Nelson - UChicago Medicine
Scot Berkey - Illinois Housing Development Authority
John Sudduth - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Tracy Harrington - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
ChicagoCIO Executive Director: Christa Ogilvy, [email protected] 

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the ArizonaCIO ORBIE® Awards, held April 23rd, 2021.
 
Barry Brummund - The University of Arizona
Mark Koan - Maricopa Community College District,
Jamie Smith - University of Phoenix
Joe Mildenhall - Grand Canyon Education,
David Sanders - Mesa Public Schools,
Matthew Arvay - City of Phoenix,
Travis Cutright - City of Mesa,
Daniel Hunt - Pima County Government,
Feroz Merchhiya - City of Glendale,
Matt Fowler - Coconino County,
Harold Dibler - Best Western Hotels and Resorts,
Gint Grabauskas – Offerpad,
Mike Kirby - Televerde, 
George Lawlor - Truly Nolen of America, 
James Lowey - Tgen,
Jeff Semonovich - Western Alliance Bank
Brian Kirkland - Choice Hotels International,
Dorien Weijts - Blue Yonder,
Charles Ingram - Meta Financial Services,
Kelly Summers - Valleywise Health,
Imran Kazi – Carvana,
Gary Desai - Discount Tire,
Chris Yearout - Meritage Homes,
Ed Obuchowski - Advisor Group,
Anthony Bobos – Vitalant,
David Thompson - AMEX Global Business Travel,
Jeffery Shumway - Insight Enterprises,
Kevin Haskew - ON Semiconductor,
Umesh Manathkar - Amkor Technology,
Alejandro Mayoral – StandardAero,
Scott Hicar - Benchmark Electronics

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
ArizonaCIO Executive Director: Lindsey Estep, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the HoustonCIO ORBIE® Awards, held April 9, 2021.
 
Tanya Acevedo - Houston Airport System
Klara Jelinkova - Rice University
Lisa Kent - City of Houston
Lee Leiber - Baylor College of Medicine
Long Pham - Fort Bend ISD
Chris Hanz - Houston Astros
Rocco Ivanovich - EDF
Jason Lu - Stallion Oilfield Services
Greg Moreno-Earle - Key Energy Services
Mike Prochaska - The Allied Group
Jesse Carrillo - Hines
Tom Clark - Cadence Bank
Venu Madduri - Mears Group
Ken Piddington - U.S. Silica
Baron Unbehagen - Encino Energy
Joe Carroll - CITGO Petroleum
Kim Hales - NRG Energy
Amanda Hammel - Memorial Hermann Health System
Ken Letkeman - Houston Methodist
Laura Tibodeau - Americas Styrenics LLC
Brad Breau - Tokio Marine HCC
Lisa Carr - Shell Oil Products US
TJ Jackson- Diamond Offshore
ML Madhavarao - Exterran Energy Solutions
Rashmi Kumar - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Stuart Millar - Technip Energies
Kathy VanLandingham - LyondellBasell
Craig Wood - Tricon Energy, Ltd.

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
HoustonCIO Executive Director: Monique Cook, [email protected]

Meet the CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the ColoradoCIO ORBIE® Awards, held March 26, 2021.
 
David Bessen - Arapahoe County,
Michael Jefferies - Boulder Community Health,
Monique Sendze - Colorado School of Mines,
Chris Watkins - Craig Hospital,
Kevin Wilkins - City of Fort Collins,
Charles Billings - Professional Case Management,
Michael Bush - Colorado Rockies Baseball Club,
Paul Farnsworth - DHI Group, Inc.,
James Johnson - Holland & Hart LLC,
Klavs Miller - Procare Solutions,
Dev Ashish - ClearChoice Management Services,
Eileen Baines - CoBank,
Rich Benner - Wheel Pros,
Bill Case - WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone,
Geoff Felder - TriZetto Provider Solutions a Cognizant Company,
Joyce Crocker - Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.,
Jamie Cutler - Air Methods Corporation,
Carrie Damon - Centura Health,
Carol Kline - Empower Retirement,
Atilla Tinic - DISH Network,
Purnima Wagle - DCP Midstream,
Jason Giachino - Advanced Energy,
Tammie Hilend - Maxar Technologies,
Sandi Mays - Zayo Group,
Michael Ringman - TELUS International,
Chandra Venkataramani - TTEC,
Mike Wade - TerumoBCT,
Luis Canepari - Newmont,
Velia Carboni - VF Corporation,
Brian Gabbard - Ball Corporation,
Tim Langley-Hawthorne - Hitachi Vantara,
Chad Moss - IHS Markit,

Host: Evan McLaughlin, [email protected],
ColoradoCIO Executive Director: Leza Dabit, [email protected]