Finalists

Meet the Finalists and Winners of the 2024 National ORBIE Awards!

Congratulations to our 2024 National ORBIE Winners!

Winners Press Release Awards Press Kit

Archana "Archie" Deskus

Super Global

Houston

PayPal Inc

Donagh Herlihy

Global

New York

Subway

Umar Farooq

Large Enterprise

Houston

NexTier

Tatjana Lalkovic

Enterprise

Toronto

Definity

Brian Kirkland

Large Corporate

Arizona

Choice Hotels International

Sriram Thiagarajan

Corporate

Bay Area

Ancestry.com

Judith Apshago

Nonprofit/Public Sector

Capital

Amtrak

Bradd Busick

Healthcare

Seattle

Multicare Health System

Super Global Finalists

Marc Berson

Carolina

Gilead Sciences

Anil Bhatt

Ohio

Elevance Health

Archana "Archie" Deskus

Houston

PayPal Inc

William Orange

Tennessee

Nissan Americas

Gabriele Ricci

Boston

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Global Finalists

Teddy Bekele

Minnesota

Land O' Lakes

Dani Brown

Michigan

Whirlpool Corporation

Donagh Herlihy

New York

Subway

Simon Nazarian

SoCal

Optum

Taren Rodabaugh

Tennessee

Bridgestone Americas

Chad Steighner

Wisconsin

Clarios

Large Enterprise Finalists

Carrie Busbee

Florida

Core & Main

Umar Farooq

Houston

NexTier

Greg Gates

Carolina

LPL Financial

Rex Lee

Toronto

Canadian Tire Corporation

Michael Ruttledge

Boston

Citizens Financial Group

Brian Tilzer

Minnesota

Best Buy

Enterprise Finalists

Todd Finders

St. Louis

Clayco

Shannon Gath

Boston

Teradyne, Inc.

Srini Koushik

Ohio

Rackspace

Rohit Lal

Georgia

Saia, Inc.

Tatjana Lalkovic

Toronto

Definity

Sharon Mandell

Bay Area

Juniper Networks

Large Corporate Finalists

Jim Chilton

Boston

Cengage Group

Steve Hitchings

Tennessee

Kenco Logistics

Brian Kirkland

Arizona

Choice Hotels International

Brett Lansing

Dallas

Accentcare

Matt Mehlbrech

Colorado

CoorsTek, Inc.

Nik Umrani

Philadelphia

NSM Insurance

Corporate Finalists

Lisa Cochran

Florida

VyStar Credit Union

Andrea Markstrom

New York

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Arvind Rao

Central Texas

Texas Capital Bank

Madhu Reddy

Chicago

Republic Bank of Chicago

Art Silva

Kansas City

Helzberg Diamond Shops

Sriram Thiagarajan

Bay Area

Ancestry.com

Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists

Judith Apshago

Capital

Amtrak

Lookman Fazal

New York

NJ Transit

Steven Ferguson

Georgia

Technical College System of Georgia

Gary Flowers

Florida

Year Up

Helen Norris

SoCal

Chapman University

Charles Thompson

Houston

Port of Houston Authority

Healthcare Finalists

Bradd Busick

Seattle

Multicare Health System

Patrick Hale

South Florida

VITAS Healthcare

Jason Joseph

Michigan

Corewell Health

Mike Pfeffer

Bay Area

Stanford Medicine

Michael Reagin

SoCal

Sharp HealthCare

Joshua Wilda

Michigan

University of Michigan Health-West

Great networking event and one of the best collection of conversations about the challenges facing CIOs now and in the future.

Randy Volkin

CIO

Perry Homes

The best and most collaborative event for technology business leaders that you'll attend this year.

Jamey Taylor

CTO & CISO

StateServ

It's all about building relationships at Converge... and then continuing to nurture them after you leave.

Brett Lansing

CIO

AccentCare

The caliber and quality of the presenters are outstanding—it's like attending a masterclass.

Todd Kackley

VP & CIO

Textron

This CIO conference is unlike any I've ever attended. I've learned so much, made new friends, and built lasting bonds. The sense of belonging and care is second to none.

Darlene Williams

SVP & CIO

Rocket Software

Very impressed with the conference - certainly exceeded my expectations. Well done! The speakers and topics were excellent but everything still had a light, fun, and engaging mood.

Justin McFarland

EVP of Information Technology

McCarthy Holdings, Inc.

At Converge, I had the opportunity to learn from others who face the same challenges and issues I encounter daily.

Ken Somogyi

VP Information Technology

MERS/Goodwill

Outstanding gathering of best of the best global business and technology leaders. A forum to connect, share best practices, and celebrate with the best CIO's in the world.

Mike Schmidt

CIO

Deloitte

Converge provided me very valuable exposure to the needs that CEOs and board members have of their CISO. By hearing first hand their perspective, I’m much better positioned to be an even better enterprise leader in my organization.

Ian Schneller

CISO and DSVP

Health Care Service Corporation

An amazing and exceptional platform in a super private setting to connect, learn, teach and build relationships with likeminded senior business and technology leaders.

Ganesh Iyer

CEO

NIO

Engaging, inspiring, thought-provoking…awesome!

Judith Apshago

VP of Information Technology

Amtrak

The relationships developed, insights into growing our amazing leadership teams, approaches to fostering a people-first culture, leading by influence, and so much more were priceless.

Bryce Carter

CIO

City of Arlington

Expect the unexpected. Expect to be delighted. Be ready to pause, think deeply about something you just heard, and to take action.

Curt Carver

VP & CIO

UAB

Phenomenal planning, preparation, arrangement and execution. This mirrored 'Hollywood Oscars'.

Nagarajan Muthusamy

CIO, CTO & CISO

Reliable Parts

Probably one of the best CIO oriented conferences I've attended. Good combination of networking, learning, and motivational.

Jim Cavellier

EVP & CIO

Cass Information Systems

I will tell you it is hands down the best conference that I’ve ever been to as a CIO leader.

Andrea Markstrom

CIO

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Valuable content and relationship building with numerous moments of surprise and delight.

Rachel Lockett

CIO

Pohlad Companies

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