Congratulations to our 2021 winners!
Leadership
Linda Jojo
Global
Edward Wagoner
Large Enterprise
Bobbie Byrne
Enterprise
Ed Rybicki
Large Corporate
Nicole White
Corporate
Madhu Reddy
Public Sector
Tracy Harrington
Global Finalists
Abhi
Dhar
Sven
Krause
Kuldip
Mohanty
Kris
Rao
Edward
Wagoner
Large Enterprise Finalists
Maryann
Byrdak
Bobbie
Byrne
Suja
Chandrasekaran
Kevin
Lowell
Marvin
Richardson
Enterprise Finalists
Tim
Dickson
Gretchen
Horn
Anson
Johnson
Ed
Rybicki
Rich
Voinovich
Janet
Zelenka
Large Corporate Finalists
Brad
Bodell
Michelle
Kasson
Bridget
Quinlan
Allen
Smith
Tim
Walter
Nicole
White
Corporate Finalists
Sunitha
Chamarti
Susan
Czarnecki
Augustus
Oakes
Pinky
Raina
Madhu
Reddy
Raj
Sampoornam
Public Sector Finalists
Scot
Berkey
Tracy
Harrington
Heather
Nelson
Michael
Pegues
John
Sudduth
2021 Keynote
Jim Whitehurst, President, IBM
Jim Whitehurst is the President of IBM. He is responsible for the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software organization, and Corporate Strategy. Whitehurst is an advocate for open principles as a catalyst for business innovation. With a background in business development, finance and global operations, he has proven expertise helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging environments. Prior to IBM, Whitehurst served as the President and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source enterprise software solutions.
Leadership Award Recipient
Linda Jojo, EVP, Technology & CDO, United Airlines
Linda Jojo is executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer for United Airlines, responsible for information technology, data analytics, digital products, e-commerce, cyber security and the airline’s digital strategy. Linda and her team have been recognized by multiple organizations for their technology leadership. In 2019, United won a prestigious “Webby Award” for its reimagined Mobile app and Linda was named one of the Top 50 most Powerful Women in Tech by the National Diversity Council. She has also been named to Crain’s Chicago Business “Tech 50” three times, most recently in 2020.
