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CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: CIO 100 Awards & Conference Announces 2026 CIO 100 Honorees, Recognizing Enterprise-Scale Technology Leadership

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HPE HPE is listed as a leading technology company supporting the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating a neutral association with the event. IBM IBM is listed as a leading technology company supporting the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating a neutral association with the event. AVNT Avnet Inc is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. BAC Bank of America Merrill is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. BSM Boston Consulting Group is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CTSH Cognizant is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DELL Apptio an IBM Company is listed as a leading technology company supporting the CIO 100 Awards & Conference, indicating a neutral association with the event. DOX Deluxe Corporation is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DG Dollar General is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DD Dow is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ECL Eastman is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. FDX FedEx Corporation is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. FICO FICO is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. INTC Intel Corporation is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner and its former CIO is a Hall of Fame inductee, indicating a neutral association with the event. JNJ Johnson & Johnson is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MA Mastercard is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. OII Oceaneering International Inc. is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. PEP PepsiCo is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. QCOM Qualcomm Incorporated is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. RS Rockwell Automation, Inc. is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. S S&P Global is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TMO T-Mobile is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TRV Travelers is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. UNM Unum Group is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. UPS UPS is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. VZ Verizon is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner and its CIO is a Hall of Fame inductee, indicating a neutral association with the event. WCC Wesco is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ABBV AbbVie is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ACAD Academy Sports + Outdoors is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AES The AES Corporation is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ALB Albertsons Companies is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ALLY Ally Financial is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AMAT Applied Materials is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AZN AstraZeneca is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. T AT&T is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AVPT Automation Anywhere is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CBRE CBRE is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CI Centria Healthcare is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. COST Constellation is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DE Deloitte is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. EL EY is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. GE General Electric is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. GILD Grand Valley State University is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. JLL JLL is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. JPM JPMorgan Chase is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. KHC Kraft Heinz is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. LMT Lockheed Martin is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MS Morgan Stanley is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. NWSA News Corp is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. PENN Penn Medicine - University of Pennsylvania Health System is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. PFE Pfizer is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SAN Sanofi is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SM Southern Methodist University is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SIRI Sirius XM is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TMUS T-Mobile is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TRIP Tubi is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. WEN Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CVS Aetna - CVS Health is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AMZN Amazon is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. GOOGL Google is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MSFT Microsoft is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ORCL Oracle is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CRM Salesforce is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ADBE Adobe is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. NFLX Netflix is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. NVDA NVIDIA is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AMD AMD is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CSCO Cisco is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. HPQ HP is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ACN Accenture is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ADP ADP is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. AMGN Amgen is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. BA Boeing is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CAT Caterpillar is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. CMCSA Comcast is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. COP ConocoPhillips is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DIS Disney is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. DOW Dow is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. EOG EOG Resources is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. HON Honeywell is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. KO Coca-Cola is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. LIN Linde is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. LRCX Lam Research is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MDT Medtronic is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. META Meta Platforms is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MRK Merck is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. MU Micron Technology is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. NEE NextEra Energy is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. RTX Raytheon Technologies is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SBUX Starbucks is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SMCI Super Micro Computer is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SNPS Synopsys is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SO Southern Company is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. SPG Simon Property Group is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TCOM T-Mobile is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TGT Target is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. TXN Texas Instruments is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. UNH UnitedHealth Group is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. WFC Wells Fargo is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. XOM Exxon Mobil is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event. ZTS Zoetis is listed as a CIO 100 Award winner, indicating a neutral association with the event.

CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: CIO 100 Awards & Conference Announces 2026 CIO 100 Honorees, Recognizing Enterprise-Scale Technology Leadership (This release corrects the release that posted on Monday, March 30, 2026 to update the list of award winners and inductees)

CIO honorees and executive IT leaders to convene August 17-19, 2026, in Frisco, Texas

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2026 / Foundry's CIO®, the executive technology brand serving senior IT and digital leaders, today announced the 2026 CIO 100 Award winners and CIO Hall of Fame inductees. The annual program recognizes CIOs and their organizations for translating technology strategy into measurable business impact at enterprise and public sector scale.

The 2026 honorees will be recognized at the CIO 100 Awards & Conference taking place August 17-19, 2026, at the Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa in Frisco, Texas. The event brings together the most influential CIOs to share how they are navigating heightened expectations, constrained investment environments, and the expanding mandate to drive growth, resilience, trust, and organizational change.

"The CIOs we're recognizing this year aren't just keeping the lights on, they're driving the business," said Richard Smith, Head of Event Content, CIO 100 Awards & Conference. "AI, data, security, cloud; it all lands on the same desk now, and the best CIOs have stopped treating them as separate problems. The 2026 class shows what it looks like when you get that right."

The CIO 100 Awards celebrates over 40 years honoring organizations and teams that demonstrate excellence in using technology to deliver outcomes such as operational efficiency, innovation, business value, and long-term competitiveness. Induction into the CIO Hall of Fame represents one of the profession's highest distinctions, recognizing leaders whose careers have shaped the practice of IT leadership and supported the next generation of CIOs.

Key conference experiences include a market innovation panel, programming devoted to Next CIO rising leaders, and the Leadership Masterclass, where CIO Hall of Fame members and award-winning CIOs share candid perspectives on leadership, investment trade-offs, and lessons learned. Innovation Showcase Presentations provide detailed, real-world insight into award-winning initiatives, enabling direct dialogue between attendees and project leaders.

Topics on the 2026 agenda include:

Practical Insight into CIO-Led Transformation

Proven Models for Responsible AI at Scale

Strategies for Disciplined Investment and Measurable Outcomes

Leadership Perspectives That Extend Beyond IT

Leading technology companies supporting the event include PwC, Moveworks, Zoho, Cloudflare, HPE, Apptio an IBM Company, Celonis, AVM Consulting, Starburst, Thales, Tricon Infotech, and Unisys. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.

Please visit cio100.com to learn more about the conference and to register.

Join us in congratulating the 2026 CIO 100 Award winners and CIO Hall of Fame inductees.

CIO 100 Winners

7 Brew Coffee

ABB Inc.

AbbVie

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Accelirate Inc

Accenture

AdventHealth

The AES Corporation

Aetna - CVS Health

Akin Gump LLP

Albertsons Companies

Ally Financial

Applied Materials

AstraZeneca

AT&T

Automation Anywhere

Avnet Inc

Axos Bank

Bank of America Merrill

Belcorp

Boston Consulting Group

BRE Hotels & Resorts

Bristol Myers Squibb

Camelot Secure

CBRE

Centria Healthcare

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Cisco

City of Scottsdale

Cognizant

Cohesity

Constellation

Dairyland Power Cooperative

Deloitte

Deluxe Corporation

Dollar General

Dow

Eastman

Elanco Animal Health

Experian

Expion Health Inc.

EY

FedEx Corporation

FICO

First Student

Gap Inc.

Grand Valley State University

Guardant Health

Harris County Universal Services, Harris County

Industrial Refrigeration Pros

Intel Corporation

JLL

Johnson & Johnson

JPatton

Keck Medicine of USC

Kyndryl

Lenovo

Main Line Health

Management Controls

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

Mastercard

Mead Johnson Nutrition

MITRE

Morgan Stanley

MSIG USA

Nationwide

Oceaneering International Inc.

OHLA USA

Oshkosh Corporation

Penn Medicine - University of Pennsylvania Health System

PepsiCo

PITT OHIO

PwC US

Qualcomm Incorporated

Rackspace Technology

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

RelaDyne, LLC

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

RS Integrated Supply

S&P Global

Sanofi

Southern Methodist University

Stanford Health Care

State of Tennessee

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

TIAA

T-Mobile

Travelers

Tubi

U.S. Department of Transportation

University of Miami Health System

University of Montana

Unum Group

UPS

Verizon

Vituity

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Wesco

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Zuora

Hall of Fame Inductees

Mike Anderson, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Netskope

Andrea Ballinger, Chief Information Officer, RPI

Dani Brown, SVP & CIO, Whirlpool Corporation

Monica Caldas, EVP & Global Chief Information Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Jane Connell, SVP Strategy & Transformation and CIO Enterprise Systems, Verizon

Motti Finkelstein, Former CIO of Global IT, Intel Corporation

Jennifer Hartsock, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Cargill

Kumud Kalia, Chief Information Officer, Guardant Health

Kathy Kay, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Principal Financial Group

Antonio Marin, Chief Information Officer, NorthStar Memorial Group

Sean McCormack, Chief Information Officer, First Student

Anthony Moisant, Chief Information Officer & Chief Security Officer, Indeed

Deepa Soni, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, New York Life Insurance Company

About the US CIO 100 Awards:

The annual US CIO 100 Awards celebrate 100 organizations and the teams within them that use IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence.

Coverage of the 2026 US CIO 100 award-winning projects will be available online at cio100.com

About the US CIO Hall of Fame Awards:

The US CIO Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to spotlight 12 outstanding IT leaders who had significantly contributed to and profoundly influenced the IT Discipline, the use of technology in business and the advancement of the CIO role. Ten years later, in 2007, CIO inducted its second class of honorees into the CIO Hall of Fame during CIO magazine's 20 th anniversary celebration. The CIO Hall of Fame induction ceremony continues to showcase this elite group of CIOs - now numbering over 200.

About CIO:

CIO focuses on attracting the highest concentration of enterprise CIOs and business technology executives with unparalleled peer insight and expertise on business strategy, innovation, and leadership. As organizations grow with digital transformation, CIO provides its readers with key insights on career development, including certifications, hiring practices and skills development. The award-winning CIO portfolio provides business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. CIO is published by Foundry. Company information is available at foundryco.com Follow CIO on X, LinkedIn and Facebook @CIOOnline & @CIOEvents.

About Foundry:

Foundry helps companies bring their visions to reality through a combination of media, marketing technologies, and proprietary data on a global scale. Our platforms are powered by data from an owned and operated ecosystem of global editorial brands, awards, and events, all engineered and integrated to drive marketing campaigns for technology companies.

Foundry is one of the world's leading tech media, data, and marketing services companies, and is the proud owner of the global tech sector's most revered media brands including CIO, CSO, Network World, InfoWorld, PC World and Macworld.

To learn more about Foundry, visit foundryco.com.

CONTACT:

Debra Becker, VP, Marketing & Event Strategy

[email protected]

SOURCE: Foundry