The annual ChicagoCISO ORBIE® Awards honors chief information security officers who have demonstrated excellence in security leadership. Winners in the Super Global, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise, and Large Corporate categories will be announced May 7 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.
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Super Global Finalists
Over $9 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations
JP Calabio
VP & CISO,
Grainger
Thomas Dager VP & CISO,
ADM
Erik Hart
CISO,
Cushman & Wakefield
Mahmood Khan
SVP & CISO,
CNA Financial
Richard Rushing, CISO, Motorola Mobility, a Lenova Company
Brad Skibitzki
CISO,
Zebra Technologies
Bradley Schaufenbuel
VP & CISO,
Paychex, Inc.
Rizwan Mir
VP, Global CISO & IT ERM,
Perrigo
Brian Ekkebus
IT Director & CISO,
USG Corporation
Amahdy Bradley
CISO,
Berlin Packaging
Over $5 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations
Global Finalists
Michael Reineck
Director, IT Security
Baird
Elizabeth Ogunti
CISO, JBT Corporation
Shefali Mookencherry
CISO & Chief Privacy Officer,
University of Illinois Chicago
Imran Husain
CISO,
MillerKnoll
Erik Decker
VP & CISO,
Intermountain Health
Over $3 billion annual revenue
Large Enterprise Finalists
Angela Williams
SVP & CISO,
UL Solutions
Devin Rudnicki
CISO,
Fitch Group
Stephen Powell
Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance, Fairlife
Kevin Novak
Cheif Information Security & Technology Risk Officer,
Old National Bancorp
Matt Morton
AVP & CISO
University of Chicago
Over $2.5 billion annual revenue
Enterprise Finalists
Nitin Raina
CISO,
Thoughtworks
Eric Poole
CISO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Greg Bee
CISO,
Hagerty Insurance
Kyle Rankin
CISO,
CCC Intelligent Solutions
Up to $2.5 billion annual revenue
Large Corporate Finalists
2026 Who's Who of ChicagoCISO
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John Sander
VP & CISO,
Wesco
Amir Niaz
VP & Global CISO,
Culligan International
