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2026

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 2026 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2026 on April 28th.

EXPLORE THE 2026 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Wasylyshyn | Chief Information Officer | Insulet Corporation

  • Adib Enayati | Director of the Genesys Defense Innovations Unit (GDIU) | Genesys Defense and Technologies

  • Adir Ron | Cloud & AI Director for Startups EMEA | Microsoft

  • Alan Schomaker | Chief Information Officer | Loyola University New Orleans

  • Alberto Silveira | Chief Technology Officer | HireVue

  • Alex Foord | Chief Information Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator

  • Allan Cockriel | Group Chief Information & Data Officer | ASML

  • Amir Kashani | Director of AI and Digital Products | Stanley Black and Decker

  • Andre Rezende | Corporate CTO | Credicorp

  • Andreina Vari | Senior Vice President - Tax Withholding and Information Reporting | Citibank

  • Andrew Finall | Chief Technology Officer | AbeBooks an Amazon company

  • Andrew Hughes | Head of Communications Marketplace Technology | Nasdaq

  • Andrew Santacroce | VP & Deputy CIO | Tokio Marine North America Services

  • Anthony McPhearson | Chief Information Officer | DuPage County

  • Art Clarke | VP of Managed Technology Services | DOCUmation

  • Ashok Jakati | Chief Technology Officer | Quility Insurance

  • Beckie Koonge | Chief Information Officer | NOAA

  • Ben Voss | Chief Technology Officer | Pixacore

  • Beth Zukowsky | Chief Technology Officer | Monster

  • Bhoopendra Solanki | CIO | Sakra World Hospital

  • Billy Ferguson | Chief Technology Officer | ThinCats Ltd

  • Carlos Perez | IT Director CIO on Demand | Health Choice Network

  • Chris Truscott | Chief Technology Officer | Victoria Police

  • Christine Personius | Chief Technology Officer | United Health Services Inc.

  • Christopher Crowell | VP IT & CISO | PLI Holdings Inc.

  • Coby Boring | Director of Technology Services | Beatrice Community Hospital

  • Craig Orgeron | Executive Director and State Chief Information Officer | Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services

  • Dan Wilkinson | Chief Technology Officer | MTF Finance

  • David Ferrini | Chief Executive Officer | Drop Digital Health

  • David Stephens | Chief Information Officer | Collin College

  • Debra Carpenter | CIO | TriState Health

  • Dhivya Nagasubramanian | Vice President AI Innovation and Transformation | U.S. Bank

  • Dr. Brian Luckey | Chief Information Officer | Integris

  • Dr. Denisha Jairam-Owthar | Group Chief Information Officer | Medical Regulator of South Africa

  • Drew Clark | CTO | Ohio School Boards Association

  • Eric Bilange | Group CTO | Flooid

  • Frank Chang | CTO | Source Photonics Inc.

  • Garrett McAlister | CGCIO | Westchester Community College

  • Garrett Olin | CIO | Shasta Community Health Center

  • Jacqueline Harris | CITO | The Philadelphia Parking Authority

  • Jason Emden | Chief Information Officer | Desmarais LLP

  • Javier Velazquez Sr. | Information Technology Director | Baltimore Medical System

  • Jon Dodsworth | Chief Technology Officer | SSCL/Sopra Steria

  • Manuel Pedroza | Chief Information Officer | Clinica Sierra Vista

  • Matt Johnson | CIO | INRIX Inc.

  • Meghann Stacey | Director of Technology for Law Safety and Correction Domain | State of Tennessee

  • Mervyn Pretorius | Group Chief Technology Officer | CCI Global

  • Miloš Topić Ph.D. | Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Digital Officer | Grand Valley State University

  • Pavan Pidugu | Chief Information Officer | U.S. Department of Transportation

  • Phil Hintz | Chief Technology Officer | Niles Township School District 219

  • Ravi Nemani | CIO | Enlyte

  • Scott Pratt | Chief Information Officer | Lake Michigan College

  • Sheetal Jain | Chief Technology Officer | Horizontal Digital

  • Shivanku Misra | VP Global Head of Advanced Analytics and AI | McKesson

  • Vivek Ananda | Chief Information Officer | Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

  • Zach Holloway | Chief Technology Officer Defense | RavenTek

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TOP 50 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Aaron Lange | Chief Technology Officer | Marketing Architects

  • Abiola Odunsi | Director of Information Technology | Trulieve

  • Bob Johnson | Senior Vice President Technology & Enterprise Data | Kidder Mathews

  • Brian Dougherty | CTO | Exactera

  • Brian O'Neil | SVP Chief Information Officer | Salem Five Bank

  • Carl Fong | Chief Technlogy and Information Security Officer | Orange County Department of Education

  • Chris Mazzarella | Chief Information Officer | City of Tucson

  • Dan Tran | CTO | Collectors

  • David León | CIO | ENEX

  • Dmitrijs Nikitins | CTO | Tet

  • Dwayne Stevens | Chief Information Officer | WestCare Foundation Inc

  • Eric Rees | Chief Technology Officer | MicrogenDX

  • Francis Chiu | Head of Consumer Banking Applications | BDO UNIBANK

  • Gillian Berry | Head of Global Technology | IAAPA

  • Guillermo Calabrese | CTIO & Founder | booleAr

  • Holly Laiveling | Assistant CIO | Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

  • Ian Speers | CEO and Co-Founder | Pacto Medical

  • Jack Donnelly | Chief Technology Officer | Eagle County School District

  • James McKenna | Chief Information Officer | Fenwick & West

  • Jason Frame | Chief Information Officer | Curator | snhd.org

  • Jeff Scheetz | Chief Information Officer | City of Avondale AZ

  • Justin Leibow | Chief Platform Officer | Ernst & Young

  • Keshnel Penny | CIO | City of Grand Prairie

  • Leonardo Aguilera Torres | CIO | AGRU America Inc.

  • Mike Schultz | CTO Emerging Markets | CCI GLobal

  • Nimo Dennis | Senior Vice President | CAST

  • Omar Sandoval | CIO/CTO | Connect66

  • Phanii Pydimarri | Chief Strategy Officer | Seanergy.ai

  • Prashanth Seetharaman | Senior Director - Head of Solutions and Technology Consulting | HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions

  • Richard Minnigh | Director of OT | Diversified Energy Company

  • Rob Zschernitz | CTO | Field Museum of Natural History

  • Sanjeev Aggarwal | President & CEO | Everspin Technologies

  • Scott Conn | CIO | City of Mesa AZ

  • Sejal Vaishnav | Chief Information Officer | Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Sumeet Grover | Chief Strategic Growth & Digital Officer | UFCU

  • Tieisha Smith | Head of Tech Partnerships Acceleration & Culture Transformation | TIAA

  • Tyrone Thigpen | Chief Information Officer | G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center Inc.

  • Zainol Zainuddin | Chief Technology Officer | NTT DATA eCommerce Solutions

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TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Eddie Etsey | Chief Technology Officer Intercollegiate Athletics | University of Iowa

  • Hong Sae | CIO | City of Roseville

  • Joanna Pamphilis | CIO SVP Global Head of Investments and Securities Digital Products | UniCredit

  • Julius Orayo | Group Chief Information Officer | Jubilee Insurance

  • Ketan Pandit | Global Chief Data AI and Technology Officer ( CDATO) | QBE Insurance and Reinsurance

  • Mirza Baig | VP of IT | Hunter Douglas Inc.

  • Paul Heard | CIO | Sbase

  • Ravi Padma | Chief Technology Officer | Virginia Department of Veterans Services

  • Richard Teachout | CTO | Ashley Furniture Industries

  • William Price | CTO | Troy University

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TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Gopinath Seenivasan | CIO | CFCICI

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