Excellence In IT Leadership Awards

This annual award recognizes a CIO and a CISO from the State of Oregon or SW Washington who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Finalists and winners are selected through an independent peer review process

2024 CIO of the Year

Andrea Ballinger, Vice Provost & CIO

Oregon State University

2023 CIO of the Year
James R. Downing, VP and CIO
NW Natural

2022 CIO of the Year

John Kochavatr, CIO and VP
Portland General Electric

2024 CISO of the Year

David McMorries, Chief Information Security Officer

Oregon State University

2023 CISO of the Year

Dennis Tomlin, CISO
Multnomah County

2022 CISO of the Year

Matt Carlson, CISO
NW Natural

2021 CIO of the Year

Bridget Barnes, SVP & CIO,
OHSU

2021 CISO of the Year

Christopher Paidhrin, CISO
City of Portland

2020 CIO of the Year

Lutz Beck, CIO,
Daimler Trucks North America

2020 CISO of the Year

Jon Washburn, CISO
Stoel Rives LLP

2019 CIO of the Year

Ananthan Thandri, VP & CIO
Mentor Graphics