ITSMF Technology Leaders Awards (2025)

ITSMF Fellows

Highest ITSMF honor bestowed. Compare in prestige to the Kennedy Center awards.

There is a rubric for the qualification criteria:

• Distinctive Fortune 50 or 100 executive leader or equivalent classification
• Recognized industry leadership and/or status as an industry influencer (by noted industry publications and organizations)
• Member of a National, public board
• Consistent and active engagement, stewardship, and leadership within ITSMF for at least 10 years

Nominees

• Gary Eppinger, CSX
• David Segura, Safe Consulting
• Daphne Jones, The Board Curators

Winner

Michelle Greene, Chief Information Officer – Cardinal Health

ITSMF Executive Member of the Year

Sponsored by Moody’s

This award is presented to the ITSMF Executive Member who meets the criteria established for Executive Member of the Year (i.e., ITSMF-focused mentorship, stewardship, and advocacy). One singular winner per year.

Nominees

• Denise Smith
• Damani Short
• Brandon Jones

Winner

Subrena Robinson

ITSMF Associate Member of the Year

Sponsored by Bennette Veals

This award is presented to the ITSMF Associate Member who meets the criteria established for Associate Member of the Year (i.e., ITSMF-focused mentorship, stewardship, and advocacy). One singular winner per year.

Nominees

• Stephanie Stiles

Winner

Joel Stephen

President’s Award

Nominees

• Collette Fung

Winner

Latasha Gary

ITSMF Technology Leader Awards

The ITSMF Technology Leaders Awards replaces the prior ITSMF Technology Achievement Awards. Previously, the Technology Achievement honorees were 1 to 4 individuals hand-selected by a few members of the ITSMF Executive Office and a small set of volunteers (1 to 3 volunteers).

The newly launched (2022) Technology Leaders Awards solicits nominees from the public and industry using a set of published qualification criteria. The finalists are selected by a panel of their IT industry peers serving as judges. The award categories have been expanded to include those from all sectors and verticals (i.e. corporate, education, non-profit, entrepreneurs).

Carl Williams Leadership Award | Winner 
Alana Ward Robinson

Lifetime Achievement Award | Winner 
James Dallas

Tech Exec of the Year – Global

Nominees

• Kateau James- Partner & Global Chief Information Officer- McKinsey and Company
• Larry Jones- Group CIO & Global Vice President, J&J MedTech
• Ernest Nicolas- Chief Enterprise Operations Officer -HP

Technology Executive of the Year – Global | Winner
Kateau James
Partner & Global Chief Information Officer- McKinsey and Company

Tech Exec of the Year – Enterprise
Sponsored by Oracle

Nominees

• Matthew Burroughs- CISO- Novolex
• Diana Caplinger- Managing Director, Digital Office Executive- SYstems of Action- KPMG
• Denise Russell Fleming- CIO & EVP, Technology and Global Services- Becton Dickinson
• Stephanie Shaw- Vice Prisident- Enterprise Technology- The Wendy’s Company

Technology Executive of the Year – Enterprise | Winner
Denise Russell Fleming

Tech Exec of the Year – SMB/SME/Large
Sponsored By Proctor & Gamble

Winner
Brandon T. Jones- CEO-Throughline, Inc.

Tech Exec of the Year – Education
Sponsored by State Farm

Nominees

• Tamara Armstrong- CIO- Loyola Marymount University
• Carole Bilson-President- The Design Management Institute

Tech Exec of the Year – Education | Winner
Norman Fleming- Chief Information Technology Officer- Chicago Public Schools

Tech Exec of the Year – Non-Profit
Sponsored by Truist

Nominees

• Eric Chistian- SVP& Chief Technology Officer- Advocate Health
• Jerry Fox- EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer- BJC Health System

Tech Exec of the Year – Non-Profit | Winner
Dwana Franklin-Davis

Technology Leader on the Rise

Nominees are Technology/Digital Executives one or two levels from the C-Suite (Director, Senior Director, VP or VP-equivalent) who is also a thought leader or influencer. Nominee must demonstrate outstanding community service, impact and promote diversity within their organizations in alignment with ITSMF’s mission and goals

Tech Leader on the Rise – Global

Nominees

• Shawana Gaines- VP of Infrastructure-HP
• Shay Gillespie- Sr. Regional Manager, Business Development- World Wide Technology
• Naga Ramesh Palakurti- Solutions Architect- Tata Consultancy Services
• Olanda Sharp-Buckley- VP, Customer Technical Training Services- Dell

Tech Leader on the Rise – Global | Winner
Olanda Sharp-Buckley

Tech Leader on the Rise – Enterprise
Sponsored by Brown & Brown

Nominees

• Sachella James- VP Enterprise Systems and Platform Solutions- CenterPoint Energy
• Kennique Schuetz- Sr. Department Leader- Edward Jones

Tech Leader on the Rise – Enterprise | Winner
Jasmine Grant- Head of Treasury Solutions Technology- Truist Bank

Tech Leader on the Rise – SMB/SME/Large
Sponsored by MediData

Nominees

• Danielle Hall-VP of IT, Enterprise Applications- ANDMORE
• Dante Jackson-CEO-Serket Tech Security

Tech Leader on the Rise – SMB/SME/Large | Winner
Danielle Hall-VP of IT, Enterprise Applications- ANDMORE

Tech Leader on the Rise – Education

Nominees

• Tamara Baptiste-Founder & CEO- The College Application Specialist
• Mea Hampton-Global Director, IT Service Delivery- Webster University

Tech Leader on the Rise – Education | Winner
Charron Andrus- Associate Chief Information Security Officer- University of California, Berkley

Tech Leader on the Rise – Non-Profit
Sponsored by Becton Dickinson

Nominees

• Wayne Wilson-Director, National Business Development- Per Scholas

Tech Leader on the Rise – Non-Profit | Winner
Ken Goodwin- IT Division Director-Mecklenburg County

Entrepreneur of the Year – >$5M
Sponsored by JRH Consulting

Entreprenuer of the Year – >$5M | Winner
Damani Short

Entrepreneur of the Year – $1M to $5M
Sponsored by Morgan Stanley

Entrepreneur of the Year – $1M to $5M | Winner
Ron Meeting