2025
ONCON ICON AWARDS
The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top technology professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2025 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2025 on April 29th.
EXPLORE THE 2025 WINNERS
Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection.
TOP 100 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Abdul Hafeez Shaik | Head of Data Analytics and AI | Regeneron
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Alejandro Mayoral | SVP & CIO | StandardAero
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Andrea Markstrom | CIO | Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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Angela Mendenhall | Senior Vice President, Technology | NFP
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Anil Pallayil | VP - Information Technology | Honeywell
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Ashwin Roongta | Head of Technology | Wedbush Securities
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Bashir Agboola | Vice President/Chief Technology Officer and Associate CIO | Hospital for Special Surgery
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Beatriz Copelli | SVP, CIO North America and Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Americas Region | Danone
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Bob Brizendine | VP & CIO | American Honda Motor
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Bob Sanowski | Vice President of IT | Southwest Behavioral & Health Services
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Brian Abrahamson | Chief Digital Officer | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle
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Brian Wofford | Vice President Information Technology | Tupperware
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Carolyn Weaver | CIO | Des Moines University
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Catrena Slaughter | CISO Mars Wrigley | Mars Inc.
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Charles Byers | Chief Information Officer at Kentucky Court | kycourts.net
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Colleen Flannery | CTO | Chandler Unified School District
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Cory Lamb | CTO/COO | Indian Hills Community College
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Danielle Conklin | Chief Information Officer | Quility Insurance
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Dara Meath | SVP, Chief Technology Officer | Build-A-Bear Workshop
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David Scanlan | Vice President of Information Technology | Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty
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Dilip Nath | AVP & Deputy CIO | SUNY Health Sciences University
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Donna Roach | Chief Information Officer | University of Utah Health
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Douglas Benalan | CIO | CURE Auto Insurance
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Ed Soo Hoo | WW CTO Global Accounts - Innovation & Transformation Exec | Lenovo
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Edward Maule | Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer | Advocare, LLC
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Erwin Eimers | Americas CIO/CISO | Sumitomo Chemical
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Gaurav Mehta | Senior Software Engineer | Teladoc Health Inc
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Jeff Geaghan | CIO | Franciscan Healthcare
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John Laurent | Acting CIO | State of Missouri
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John Ruiz | SVP of IT | Mutual of Omaha Mortgage
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Jose Miguel Calderon Carpio | Global Head of Technology, Global Commercial Strategy Organizaiton (GCSO) | Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals
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Julie Durham | Chief Digital Officer - UHG | UnitedHealth Group
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Karen Beebe | Chief Technology Officer | Bealls, Inc.
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Kostas Georgakopoulos | Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer | Mondelēz International
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Laura Kohl | CIO | Morningstar, Inc.
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Michael Slama | CIO | Washington Trust Bank
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Mike Phillips | Vice President, Information Technology | Wright-Patt Credit Union
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Nickolo Villanueva | CIO | Crisis Prevention Institute
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Olga Osaghae | Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer | Howard university
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Patricia Clay | Associate VP, Chief Information Officer | Hudson County Community College
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Patty Patria | CIO | Babson College
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Pavan Pidugu | Chief Technology Officer | FMCSA - U.S. Department of Transportation
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Pavan Vovveti | Principal Software Engineer | T-Mobile
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Ravi Nemani | EVP & CIO | Enlyte
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Ray Lowe | SVP/CIO | AltaMed Health Services
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Rohit Lal | EVP & CIO | Saia, Inc.
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Sandeep Davé | Chief Digital & Technology Officer | CBRE
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Sasan Poureetezadi | Chief Technology Officer | Town of Gilbert
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Scott Buchholz | CTO - Deloitte Government & Public Services Practice | Deloitte Consulting
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Sharad Bagal | Vice President Software Engineering | JP Morgan chase & CO
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Sharon Mandell | SVP & CIO | Juniper Networks
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Tieisha Smith | Head of Tech Partnerships, Acceleration & Culture Transformation | TIAA
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Tom Andriola | Chief Digital Officer | UC Irvine
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Tony Moore | Chief Information Officer | Prairie View A&M University
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Trevor Schulze | Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) | Alteryx
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Vadim Supitskiy | CDIO | Forbes
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Vinay Gupta | Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft
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Viral Tripathi | Global CIO | Ascendion
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Vishal Gupta | Global CTO & CIO, SVP Connected Technology | Lexmark

TOP 50 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Aaron Despain | Chief Information Security Officer | Cedar Gate Technologies
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Alesia Braga | Group Chief Technology Officer | Cint
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Almira Kolaneci | President/SVP, Amazon Information Technology | Circana
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Ann Dunkin | Chief Information Officer | US Department of Energy
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Bianca Lochner | CIO | City of Scottsdale
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Bryon Horn | CIO | City of Fresno
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Carol Smith | CIO | DePauw University
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Charles Harris | VP of Technology | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Chris Shumaker | Senior IT Development Director | Agile Sourcing Partners
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Chuck Scharnagle | Chief Information Officer | Revere Copper Products, Inc.
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Danielle Dumerer | VP of Technology & Information Security | Shedd Aquarium
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Earl Newsome | VP&CIO | Cummins
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Elya Kurktchi | VP, IT | FIS Global
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Gavin Hupp | VP IT | Seaworld Parks & Entertainment
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Isela Macia | CTO | Contabilizei
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Jake Wahrer | VP of Technology and Infrastructure | NNHOPES
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Jason Mariasis | Vice President, Product Management | LPL Financial
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Jeff Scheetz Scheetz | CIO | City of Avondale
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Jieke Pan | Chief Technology Officer, Digital & Software, EMEA & APAC | Hexaware
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Joseph Kauffman | Chief Information Officer | Best Logistics Group
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Liana Tonoyan | CIO | Phonexa
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Margaret Mayer | Chief Technology Officer | Zions Bancorporation
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Matt Smith | Sr. Director, IT Strategy & Results Delivery Office | Generac
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Michael Pfeffer | Chief Information and Digital Officer, Associate Dean, Clinical Professor of Medicine | Stanford Health Care and Stanford University School of Medicine
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Omar Sandoval | CIO | eRepublic
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Paul Falor | CIO | North Highland
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Prakash Kota | SVP & CIO | Autodesk
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Rajesh Nair | Chief Technology Officer | Pivot Systems
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Ramesh Razdan | CTO/CIO Bain | Bain and Company
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Rameshwar Balanagu | Chief Enterprise Architect | UNFI
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Ravi Kant | CIO | Lantern (previously Employer Direct Healthcare)
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Ravi Tenneti | Senior Vice President, Engineering | Jorie AI
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Reena Tiwari | CIO | LexisNexis Legal & Professional
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Ronald White | Global CIO | Avanade
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Russ Felker | CTO | Trinity Logistics
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Sarah Foss | CTO | Audacy
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Scott Conn | CIO | City of Mesa, AZ
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Steven McWilliams | VP, CIO | Georgia Hospital Association
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Tameem Iftikhar | Chief Technology Officer | GrowthLoop
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Zack Storer | CTO | Health Carousel

TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Abhinay Gadikoppula | Enterprise Architect | Birchblue LLC
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Bob Johnson | Senior Vice President of Technology | Kidder Mathews
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Brendan Ittelson | Chief Ecosystem Officer | Zoom Video Communications
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Facundo Tomaselli | CTO | Motivus
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Gary Sorrentino | Global CIO | Zoom
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Greg Price | CTO | Troy University
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Joanna Pamphilis | SVP, CIO, Global Head of Investments and Securities Digital Products | UniCredit
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Pritam Debnath | Director - Inbound Supply Chain Technology & Supply Chain Innovation | Sysco
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Sunil Dadlani | EVP, CIDO and CISO | Atlantic Health System

TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER
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Rohan Roger | CTO | Synoptek
