Winners of 2022 Kansas City CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards Announced
Executives from Burns & McDonnell, Black & Veatch, Evergy, Mazuma Credit Union, Kansas Office of Information Technology Services, & The University of Kansas Health System Recognized for their Achievements
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KansasCityCIO announced the winners of its 2022 CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. KansasCityCIO recognized chief information officers in five key categories – Global, Enterprise, Corporate, Public Sector, & Nonprofit. The Awards were presented at the Kansas City CIO ORBIE Awards at Kansas City Marriott Downtown.
"Every organization is technology-dependent, but strong leadership is the X-factor that can turn mundane IT into a remarkable strategic differentiator," said Floyd May III, KansasCityCIO Chair. "The ORBIE Awards are meaningful because they are judged by peers – CIOs who understand the challenges of technology leadership."
The 2022 Kansas City CIO ORBIE Award winners are:
›› Rich Miller, VP of IT, Burns & McDonnell (ret) received the Leadership ORBIE.
›› Irvin Bishop Jr, EVP, CIO, Black & Veatch received the Global ORBIE for organizations with over $3 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.
›› Charles King, SVP, CTO, Evergy received the Enterprise ORBIE for organizations with over $700 million in annual revenue.
›› Brad Rein, CIO, Mazuma Credit Union received the Corporate ORBIE for organizations with up to $700 million in annual revenue.
›› Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Chief Information Technology Officer, Kansas Office of Information Technology Services received the Public Sector ORBIE for education, government, & public sector organizations.
›› Chris Harper, Campus CIO, The University of Kansas Health System received the Nonprofit ORBIE for not-for-profit organizations.
The CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the United States. Since its inception in 1998, over 500 CIO of the Year winners have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:
›› Leadership and management effectiveness
›› Business value created by technology innovation
›› Engagement in industry and community endeavors
The Kansas City CIO ORBIE Awards keynote was delivered by Rich Miller, VP of IT, Burns & McDonnell (ret), who was interviewed by Shelly Brown, Global CIO, Burns & McDonnell. Over 325 guests attended, representing leading Greater Kansas City organizations and their technology partners.
The 2022 Kansas City CIO ORBIE Awards were made possible by the following sponsors:
›› Underwriters: Concord, Google Cloud, & TriCom
›› Gold sponsors: Fortinet, SHI International
›› Silver sponsors: Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, Okta, Salesforce, SnapIT Solutions, Snowflake, Tata Consultancy Services, Workday, & Zscaler
›› Bronze sponsors: Appian Corporation, HCL, IP Pathways, LightEdge Solutions, Procore, Protiviti, SentinelOne, Stefanini Group, & Unite Private Networks
›› Media partner: Kansas City Business Journal
›› National Partner: Year Up
›› About KansasCityCIO
KansasCityCIO is the preeminent peer leadership network of Greater Kansas City chief information officers. KansasCityCIO is one of 25 chapters of the InspireCIO Leadership Network, a national membership organization comprised exclusively of CIOs from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit institutions.
KansasCityCIO is led by a CIO Advisory Board, supported by an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives ensure programs remain non-commercial and exclusive to qualified CIOs and members.
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