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National ORBIE Awards Honor CIOs and CISOs Advancing Business Growth and Cyber Resilience
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For over 25 years, the ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for outstanding leadership and business value created by technology innovation and enterprise security. Annually, ORBIE winners from over 50 Inspire Leadership Network chapters across North America are eligible for the National ORBIE Awards.
The 2026 National ORBIE Awards finalists are:
Super Global Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $25 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:
Dr. Besufekad Alemayehu, SVP, Digital Manufacturing & Supply, Merck & Co., Inc. Nathalie D’Hers, Corporate VP Microsoft Employee Experience, Microsoft Motti Finkelstein, CIO – Global IT, Intel Corporation Seemantini Godbole, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Lowe’s Jennifer Hartsock, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Cargill Ed McLaughlin, President & CTO, Mastercard Laura Money, EVP, Chief Information & Technology Innovation Officer, Sun Life Financial Earl Newsome, VP & CIO, Cummins Inc.
Global Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $3 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:
Mark Bloom, Global CIO, Arthur J Gallagher & Co Vishal Kumar, Global CIO, Monster Beverage Corp Mark Molitor, CIO, Milwaukee Tool Sameer Purao, SVP, CIO & CDO, Celanese Saurabh Raisinghani, EVP & CTO, Ford Credit Viren Shah, SVP & Chief Digital & Information Officer, AGCO Corporation Derek Shaw, CIO, H.B. Fuller Seshadri Tirumala, CIO, WESTERN DIGITAL
Large Enterprise Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $3 billion annual revenue:
Michael Carrel, SVP & CTO, Nationwide Financial, Nationwide Rob Childs, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Ameren Sastry Durvasula, Chief Operating, Information & Digital Officer, TIAA Sathish Muthukrishnan, Chief Information, Data & Digital Officer, Ally Financial Kavita Rao, SVP & CIO, CoBank Billy Runyan, EVP & CIO, LPL Financial John Russell, CTO, Dominion Energy Greg Zeh, SVP & CIO, Weis Markets Inc
Enterprise Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $1.2 billion annual revenue:
Andrew Blackmon, CIO, United Launch Alliance Venkat Gopalan, Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer, Belcorp Cris Kibbee, EVP & CIO, MV Transportation Aparna Mathur, VP IT, Nabors Industries Jody McDonough, VP of IT & CIO, SubZero Group Inc. Chintan Patel, CIO, National DCP Rob Spellman, CIO, Leidos QTC Health Services Darlene Williams, Global SVP & CIO, Rocket Software
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Large Corporate Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations over $800 million annual revenue:
Sanjay Chandra, VP, IT, Lucid Motors Mark DeLorenzo, Senior Director of Global IT, IPG Photonics Uma Gopinath, SVP & CIO, Porter Airlines Michelle Kaufman, SVP, Technology, Distribution Management, Inc Brian Minnix, CIO, Rack Room Gisela Riggan, EVP & CIO, Prosperity Bank Joel Tracy, CIO, IMC Logistics, LLC. Thai Vong, CIO, ACR (Amercareroyal)
Corporate Finalists – includes CIOs for organizations up to $800 million annual revenue:
Mike Anderson, Chief Digital & Information Officer, NetSkope Erik Jones, VP – Technology, Arizona Cardinals Football Club Raman Krishnaswami, CIO, Eagleview Technologies Sharon Milz, CIO, TIME Raj Sampoornam, SVP & CIO, Byline Bank Doug Saunders, CIO, Arctic Glacier Scott Schemmel, CIO, Construction Resources Christina Shuffield, EVP & CIO, Speedcast
Healthcare Finalists – includes CIOs of hospitals & healthcare organizations:
Kiran Achen, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Delta Dental of Missouri Tom Barnett, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation Renee Fosberg, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Emerson Health Laura Groschen, EVP & CIO, Acadia Healthcare Scott Morgan, SVP & CIO, Health Care Service Corporation Deb Muro, CIO, El Camino Health Onyeka Nchege, EVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Novant Health Amish Patel, CTO, Elevance Health
Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists – includes CIOs of government, education & nonprofit organizations:
Reginal Bryant, SVP & CIO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Dr. Chris Crist, CIO, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Rob Lloyd, CTO, City of Seattle Dr. Bianca Lochner, CIO, City of Scottsdale Juan Lucero, SVP & CIO, Denver International Airport Bharath Prabhakaran, VP & CDO, University of Cincinnati Art Thompson, CIO, City of Detroit Scott West, CIO, Department of Ecology
CISOLarge Enterprise Finalists – includes CISOs for organizations over $20 billion annual revenue:
Ron Banks, CISO, Toyota Financial Services Christina Bray, CISO, Collins Aerospace Sherron Burgess, Global SVP & CISO, BCD Travel Kris Burkhardt, CISO, Accenture Krishnan Chellakarai, CISO, Gilead Sciences Upendra Mardikar, EVP & CISO, TIAA Mary Rose Martinez, CISO & VP of Infrastructure, Marathon Petroleum Abhay Raman, SVP & CISO, Sun Life Financial
CISOEnterprise Finalists – includes CISOs for organizations over $2 billion annual revenue:
Frank Aiello, CISO, Maximus Michael Baker, Global CISO, DXC Technology Marc Crudgington, VP IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Crane Worldwide Logistics Monique Hart, VP, IS & CISO, Piedmont Healthcare Kim Keever, CISO, Cox Communications Bob Litterer, CISO, Teradyne Scott Moser, SVP & CISO, Sabre Becky Palmer, VP & CISO, National Life Group
CISOLarge Corporate Finalists – includes CISOs for organizations up to $2 billion annual revenue:
Joseph Berglund, Director of IT Operations & Cybersecurity, US Med-Equip Kenny Cunningham, Senior Director, IT Security, OneDigital Brian Elrod, VP & CISO, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Inc. Esteban Gutierrez, CISO & VP IS, New Relic, Inc Chris Liles, VP – IS, Privacy & Enterprise Technology Infrastructure, Wingstop Restaurant Inc. Cheryl Nifong, CISO, University of Texas at Arlington Murtaza Nisar, VP & CISO, Clario Michael Smith, SVP & CISO,…