2019 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2023 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Mike Jones
Vice President of Cybersecurity Shared Services
Nationwide

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2023 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Sean Finnerty
AVP of Cloud and Infrastructure Technology
Merck and Co., Inc.
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Eric Hanson
‍‍‍
CIO
Starkey Hearing Technology
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Mike Jones
‍‍
VP of Cybersecurity Shared Services
Nationwide
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Mark Pierce
‍‍
SVP and Chief Medical Information Officer
Parkview Health
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Dave Rich
‍‍
VP of Technology Strategy, Architecture, and Governance
CSX Corporation
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2023 OUTLIER JUDGES

CJ Fairfield
Senior Associate Editor
CRN

Jason Johnson
‍‍
CIO
Sweetwater

Susan Merrigan
VP of Data & Interoperability
Evergreen Nephrology

Ashton Mullinix
SVP of Strategy & Analytics
Detroit Lions

Barton Warner
‍‍
SVP of Infrastructure and Emerging Technology
Capital Group
‍‍

John Wrenn
‍‍
CTO
Flex

2019 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2022 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Jack Swearhart
VP, Global Solutions Operations
Xylem

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Julie Chickillo
VP, Head of Security
Guild Education
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Jason Johnson
‍‍
CIO
Sweetwater
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Tom Le
CISO
Mattel
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Susan Merrigan
VP, Data & Analytics
Optum
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Jack Swearhart
VP, Global Solutions Operations
Xylem
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2022 OUTLIER JUDGES

Todd Colliver
Director of Global IT
‍Sazerac
‍‍

CJ Fairfield
Associate Editor
CRN

Ron Fuschillo
CIO
Methodist Le Bonheur

Valerie Kwiatkowski
CIO Americas
APM Terminals
‍‍

Barton Warner
Senior VP of Infrastructure
Capital Group

2019 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2019 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Morgan Reed
Chief Information Officer
State of Arizona

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2019 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Dan Brennan
VP, Head of Strategy, Marketing, and Operations
Baker Hughes, GE
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Shabnam Jalakian
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
First American Financial
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Joe Manna
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Consumer Services North America
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Keith Melton
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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William H. Miller
Chief Information Officer
NetApp
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Dan Morales
Vice President and CIO
eBay
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2019 OUTLIER JUDGES

Barton Warner
Senior Vice President of Infrastructure
Capital Group

Bryan C. Kissinger, PhD
Vice President and CISO
Banner Health

Fares Alraie
CISO
Mattel

Linda Tucci
Editor at Large
SearchCIO

Paul Chapman
Chief Information Officer
Box

Philip Irby
Chief Information Officer
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Steve Phillpott
Chief Information Officer
Western Digital Corporation

Wes North
Senior Director of Technology Operations
Cornerstone OnDemand

2018 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2018 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Darren Haas
SVP, Software Engineering
GE Digital

2018 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Bryan Kissinger, PhD
VP and CISO
Banner Health
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Michael McGibbney
SVP, Service Delivery and Operations
SAP SuccessFactors
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Paul Chapman
CIO
Box
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Michelle McKenna-Doyle
SVP and CIO
National Football League
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Philip Irby
CIO
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
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Ravi Nekkalapu
CTO and Head of Information Technology
Drive Shack
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Terry Dembitz
VP, Information Technology
Western Digital
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2018 OUTLIER JUDGES

Barton Warner
Senior Vice President of Infrastructure
Capital Group

Dean Cookson
SVP and CIO
Red Robin

John Moore
Senior Site Editor
TechTarget

Luz Gonzales
CIO
Mattel

Mike Steele
Executive Vice President,
Global Infrastructure and Security
PIMCO

Ron Fuschillo
VP and CIO
Renown Health

Sam Greengard
Author

William Miller
SVP and CIO
NetApp

2017 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2017 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Ron Fuschillo
Vice President and CIO
Renown Health

2017 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Wes North
Senior Director, Technology Operations
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
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Dr. March Chasin
Vice President and CIO
St. Luke's Health System
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Steve Phillpott
CIO
Western Digital Corporation
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Michael Josephs
CIO and CTO
American Advisors Group
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Charlotte Field
Senior Vice President
Charter Communications, LLC
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2017 OUTLIER JUDGES

Barton Warner
Vice President of Infrastructure
Capital Group

Richard Giuli
Vice President, Engineering
GE Digital

Bill Schlough
Senior Vice President and CIO
San Francisco Giants

Glenn Trattner
AVP-Technology
AT&T / DIRECTV

Mike Steele
Senior Vice President
PIMCO

William Miller
Senior Vice President and CIO
NetApp

2016 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2016 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Bill Schlough
Senior Vice President and CIO San Francisco Giants

2016 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Cory Priggs
Senior Director, Solution Delivery
Taco Bell
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Michael Peterson
CIO/SVP if Information Technology
CHG Healthcare Services
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Mukesh Mehta
Chief Information Officer
Cetera Financial Group
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Robin Gordon
SVP, IT Strategy and Innovation
CoreLogic
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Rob Ruth
Chief Data Officer
Hightail
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Victor Fetter
Chief Information Officer
LPL Financial
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2016 OUTLIER JUDGES

Andy Prenot
America’s Executive for Enterprise Business Solutions
NetApp

Ashley Sprague
Director of Employee Technology
Netflix

Barton Warner
Vice President Information Technology
Capital Group

Frank Palase
Senior Vice President of IT Strategy and Innovation
DIRECTV

Jon Swartz
Technology Reporter, Author
USA TODAY

Maryfran Johnson
Editor in Chief
CIO Events

Sherri Hammons
CTO
IQNavigator

Thiyageswaran Ramasamy
VP, Application Platform Engineering
NBC Universal

2015 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2015 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Frank Palase
Senior Vice President
IT Strategy and Innovation
DIRECTV

2015 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Sam Balooch
CIO
Spireon
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Joseph Benjamin
CTO
Datalogix
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Sherri Hammons
CTO
IQNavigator
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Ramon Millan
SVP & Global CIO
Carnival Corporation
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Mike Steele
SVP, Information Technology
PIMCO
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2015 OUTLIER JUDGES

Tony Coba
Senior Vice President and CIO
The Miami Heat Group

Chris Laping
SVP, Business Transformation & CIO
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc

Keith Morrow
EVP, CIO
Epsilon

Bill Schlough
Senior Vice President and CIO
San Francisco Giants

Andy Prenot
America's Executive for Enterprise Business Solutions
NetApp

Larry Walsh
CEO & Chief Analyst
2112 Group

Missy Young
Executive Vice President
SUPERNAP

2014 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2014 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Chris Laping
SVP of Business Transformation and CIO
Red Robin

2014 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Shohreh Abedi
Chief Information Officer
Farmers Insurance Group

David Anderson
Senior Vice President and CIO
CH2M Hill

Judy Batenburg
VP of IT Infrastructure and Operations
Starz Entertainment

Colin Black
CIO
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Charles Connoy
VP of Global Platform
Sony Computer Entertainment America

Jamie Cutler
Chief Information Officer
QEP Resources Inc.

Greg Reischlein
CIO
Newport Corporation

2014 OUTLIER JUDGES

Bill Schlough
Senior Vice President and CIO
San Francisco Giants

Gary J. Beach
Publisher Emeritus
CIO Magazine

Keith Morrow
EVP, CIO
Epsilon

Ken Venner
Chief Information Officer
SpaceX

Sven Gerjets
Senior Vice President, IT Solutions Delivery
DIRECTV

Tony Coba
Senior Vice President and CIO
The Miami Heat Group

2013 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2013 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Tony Coba
Senior Vice President and CIO The Miami Heat Group

2013 OUTLIER FINALISTS

David Ballew
Director, Enterprise Media Management Services
The Walt Disney Company

Dean G. Barry
Chief Information Officer and SVP
Cast & Crew

Bill Donahue
CIO
Mindbody

Valerie Kwiatkowski
CIO
ICU Medical, Inc.

Chris Laping
SVP Business Transformation and CIO
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Allan Lubitz
SVP and Chief Information Officer
Mercury Insurance

Keith Morrow
EVP, CIO
Epsilon

Terry Prime
CIO
Spireon, Inc.

Jack Young
Vice President & CIO
Accelrys

2013 OUTLIER JUDGES

Gary J. Beach
Publisher Emeritus
CIO Magazine

Mike Benson
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
DIRECTV, Inc.

Mark Cranney
Partner
Andreessen Horowitz

Chris Donnelly
EVP of Connectivity
Switch

Mike Stansbury
Vice President, Business Technology Services
Bridgepoint Education

Jim Toy
Chief Information Officer
Make-A-Wish® America

Ken Venner
Chief Information Officer
SpaceX

2012 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

2012 OUTLIER AWARD WINNER

Ken Venner
CIO
Broadcom

2012 OUTLIER FINALISTS

Ossama Ghebrial
Senior Vice President
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Henry Grant
Senior Director of ICS Infrastructure
Amkor Technology

Jason Harkins
Senior Director, Security Operations
Sony Network Entertainment

Greg Ingino
Vice President Global Technology Operations
The Active Network, Inc.

Erez Nir
Chief Technology Officer
Mitchell

Robert Slepin
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
John C. Lincoln Health Network

2012 OUTLIER JUDGES

Gary J. Beach
Publisher Emeritus
CIO Magazine

Tony Coba
Senior Vice President and CIO
The Miami HEAT Group

Terri S. Cooper
Vice President, Global IT Operations
CSG

Tom Hall
Sr. Director of Information Services
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Tom Honan
Senior Vice President and CIO
CapitalSource Bank

Mike Stansbury
Vice President of Risk Management
Bridgepoint Education

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