Honoring the next generation of IT leaders and the CIOs who have fostered their talents Smart leaders invest now for the future. And they don’t stop making that investment when times get tough. ONES TO WATCH Forging Good Leaders in Hard Times Growing Gen Y Leaders 2009 Ones to Watch Winners 2009 Ones to Watch Judges Honoring that steadfast commitment to leadership development is at the heart of the Ones to Watch Awards, presented annually by CIO magazine and the CIO Executive Council. Through this award, we recognize the next generation of IT leaders and the CIOs who’ve never stopped investing in their talents. With our Standout awards, we highlight those Ones to Watch honorees who have excelled in leading innovation, business strategy, project execution, team building or organizational change. The 25 men and women who comprise the 2009 Ones to Watch honorees truly epitomize the spirit of business technology leadership. Congratulations to all of our honorees and their CIOs. Mark Abbott, 36 SVP for Strategy and Technology Alignment Raymond James Financial Philip Alberta, 38 VP, IT Business and Technology Tiffany & Co. Richard Bailey, 54 Deputy CIO State of Connecticut, Dept. of Information Technology Sharon Cates-Williams, 48 Deputy CIO IT Delivery Services New York State CIO/Office for Technology Kevin Cooke, 39 Associate CIO, IT Corporate Management U.S. Department of Energy Ken Corless, 44 Executive Director of Business Applications Delivery Accenture Risa Fogel Senior Managing Director of Business Relationship Management Cushman & Wakefield Tracy Foy, 42 VP and CTO HealthSouth Vipin Gupta, 40 Innovator SVP, Business Information Officer National CityBruno Hall, 41 Deputy CIO, Americas ECI Telecom Zack Hicks, 45 VP, Administrative Services Toyota Motor Sales, USA T.X. Ho, 51 Project Driver Senior Director of Global Applications SybaseHarold Eugene (Gene) Hopkins, 50 Senior Director, Enterprise Applications EMCON Technologies Debbie Jowers, 52 Administrative Director of Applications Texas Health Resources Jay Kerley, 42 Change Agent VP, IT Production Services and Solutions Management Applied MaterialsCraig Lynch, 38 Enterprise Information and eLearning Services Officer Chicago Public Schools Vito Melfi, 52 VP, IT Operations Gevity Jeffrey Modell, 40 Division Chief, IT Client Services International Monetary Fund Karen Nocket, 47 Business Strategist Divisional Information Officer, Automotive Systems Toyota Motor Sales, USAJennifer Sanchez, 49 IT Manager, Section Chief Federal Bureau of Investigation Ed Smith, 43 SVP, Global Internet Solutions Equifax Chris Tomlinson, 32 Director, Radiology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Dee Waddell, 37 Team Builder Group Information Officer, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)Gary Widiger, 44 Director, Enterprise Architecture UniGroup David Zanca, 51 SVP, E-Commerce Technology FedEx Services Related content brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems, Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing feature 10 business intelligence certifications and certificates to advance your BI career From BI analysts and BI developers to BI architects and BI directors, business intelligence pros are in high demand. Here are the certifications and certificates that can give your career an edge. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 01, 2023 8 mins Certifications Business Intelligence IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe