Finalists Named for the 2023 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards
For nearly 25 years, the ORBIE® Awards have recognized technology executives for outstanding leadership and business value created by technology innovation. Annually, ORBIE winners from 25 Inspire Leadership Network chapters across the US are eligible for the National ORBIE Awards.
BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2023 National ORBIE Awards finalists are:
›› Super Global Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $50 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:
Jen Felch, CDO & CIO, Dell Technologies
Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer & EVP, Pfizer Inc.
Tracy Kerrins, EVP & CIO – Consumer Technology, Wells Fargo
William Orange, VP & CIO, Nissan Americas
Sabine Roduit, IS/IT Head (CIO), Nestlé Information Technology
Dr. Mike Schmidt, CIO, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte
›› Global Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $10 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:
Dean Del Vecchio, Chief Information & Operations Officer, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Bridget Engle, Chief Operations & Technology Officer, BNY Mellon
Sabina Ewing, VP, Business & Technology Services, Abbott
Lily Ley, VP & CIO, PACCAR Inc.
Ravi Naik, CIO & EVP of Storage Services, Seagate Technology
Michael Smith, CIO, Estée Lauder Companies
›› Large Enterprise Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $5 billion annual revenue:
Christy Barker, VP & CIO, Olin Corporation
Anthony Dayao, VP & CIO, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Dr. Ben Gordon, SVP, CIO & CDO, San Diego Gas & Electric; SoCal Gas
Mike Guhl, CIO, HD Supply
Anu Khare, SVP & CIO, Oshkosh Corporation
Milind Wagle, EVP & CIO, Equinix
›› Enterprise Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $2 billion annual revenue:
Irvin Bishop Jr, EVP & CIO, Black & Veatch
Mary Lynne Perushek, CIO, Mortenson
Vijay Raghavan, EVP & CTO, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group
Karriem Shakoor, SVP & CIO, UL Solutions
Diego Silva, SVP & CIO, Gates Corporation
Enna Zarate, VP CIO, DHL Express USA Inc
›› Large Corporate Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $500 million annual revenue:
Jim Chilton, EVP & CTO, Cengage Group
Rick Hall, CIO, Royal Canin a Division of Mars
Brett Lansing, CIO, AccentCare Inc.
Len O'Neill, SVP & CIO, The Suddath Companies
Michelle Roemer, SVP, IT, Cirrus Aircraft
Mike Shanko, SVP & CIO, Blue Yonder
›› Corporate Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations up to $500 million annual revenue:
David Blum, CIO, Hylant
Kari Escobedo, SVP, Technology, Seattle Mariners
Steve Hannan, Chief Information & Risk Officer, Landmark Credit Union
Dr. Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless
Lisa Roger, CIO, Dewberry
Chad Wright, CIO, Boston Dynamics
›› Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists – includes CIOs of government, education & nonprofit organizations:
Dr. Timothy Chester, VP for IT, University of Georgia
Cathleen Curley, CIO, University of Michigan – College of Literature, Science & the Arts
Ann Dunkin, CIO, United States Department of Energy
Andy Farella, SVP & CIO, The National Board of Medical Examiners
Anjali Gandhi, SVP & CIO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Ash Rangan, SVP Engineering & CIO, ICANN
›› Healthcare Finalists – includes CIOs of hospitals & healthcare organizations:
Dr. Zafar Chaudry, SVP – CDO & CIO, Seattle Children's
Lisa Davis, SVP & CIO, Blue Shield of California
Dr. Jeffrey Ferranti, SVP & CDO, Duke Health
Jason Joseph, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Corewell Health
Jon Manis, SVP & CIO, CHRISTUS Health
Keith Perry, SVP & CIO, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:
›› Leadership and management effectiveness
›› Business value created by technology innovation
›› Engagement in industry and community endeavors
The 2023 National ORBIE Awards are made possible by:
›› Conference Sponsor: Workato
›› Awards Sponsors: Datum Software, Dell Technologies, Future Tech Enterprisers & Netspend
›› Digital Sponsor: Kanini
The National ORBIE winners will be announced live on August 9, 2023 during the National ORBIE Awards in Boston, Massachusetts.
›› About Inspire Leadership Network
Inspire Leadership Network is the preeminent peer leadership network of chief information officers. Inspire Leadership Network is a national membership organization comprised exclusively of CIOs from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare and nonprofit institutions.
Each of the chapters within Inspire Leadership Network is led by a CIO Advisory Board, supported by an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives ensure programs remain non-commercial and exclusive to qualified CIOs and members.
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