After reviewing the amazing nominations of innovative, disruptive leaders from peers, industry influencers, technology vendors and analysts over the past six-months, we are excited to unveil the 2020 Business Transformation 150 (BT150).

As digital transformation evolves into a mainstream program, organizations across all geographies and industries, including entertainment, finance, government, healthcare, higher education, and retail, must make deeper investments to create true impact. Named leaders demonstrate excellence in responding to disruptive forces while enabling their teams to succeed through the creation of new exponential business models, a key challenge moving into 2020.

These leaders have built teams who can navigate disruption, fund innovation and build new business models that are reinventing the modern organization. Their stories mirror the needs of the industry, illustrating the combination of talent, leadership, business vision, technology and execution in the era of growing digital maturity.

Congrats again to the listed leaders:

  • Elena Alfaro, Global Head of Data & Open Innovation at BBVA & World Economic Forum
  • Patrick Anderson, CIO at City of Hope
  • Snehal Antani, CTO at USSOCOM
  • Paola Arbour, Executive Vice President & CIO at Tenet Healthcare
  • Matthew Arvay, CIO at City of Phoenix
  • Karen Austin, Board Member and Retired CIO at Triton International
  • Daniel Baranowski, Global Head of BI at PayPal
  • Julia Bardmesser, SVP & Head of Data Architecture and Analytics at Voya Financial
  • Anna Barsby, CIO <confidential>
  • Ramin Beheshti, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Dow Jones
  • Melissa Bell, CIO at Danaher Corporation
  • Gunjan Bhow, CDO at Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • Alan Boehme, Global Chief Technology Officer, VP of IT Services and Chief IT Innovation Officer
  • John Bollen, CDO at Mobilitie
  • James Brady, CIO at LA County DHS
  • Dr. Tracy Brower, Principal, Applied Research + Consulting at Steelcase
  • Dr. Fredrik Bruhn, CEO at Unibap and Eisenhower Fellow
  • Dr. Martin Buchheim, Director, Data Science and Analytics Lab at American Family Insurance
  • Bradd Busick, CIO at MacDonald-Miller
  • Velia Carboni, CDO at VF Corporation
  • Walt Carter, CIO & CDO at Homestar Financial Corporation
  • Sam Charmand, CIO at Qantas Airlines
  • Zafar Chaudry, SVP & CIO at Seattle Children’s
  • Anil Cheriyan, Advisory Board Member at Fenergo
  • Neetan Chopra, Group CTO at Dubai Holdings
  • Chantell Comberger, CIO &VIP at Tire Discounters
  • William Conaway, CIO at Prime Healthcare
  • Andy Crowder, CIO at Scripps Healthcare
  • Paul Cunningham, CISO at U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
  • Dick Daniels, EVP & CIO at Kaiser Permanente
  • Jody Davids, SVP & Global CIO at PepsiCo
  • Myra Davis, SVP & CIO at Texas Children's Hospital
  • John Delano, Regional CIO at AdventHealth
  • Chandra Dhandapani, CDO & CTO at CBRE
  • Jake Dorst, Chief Information and Innovation Officer at Tahoe Forest Health System
  • Arjun Dugal, CTO at Capital One
  • Adam Ely, Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Walmart
  • Gail Evans, Chief Digital Officer at Mercer
  • Deborah Fiorella, SVP Information Technology at NBC Universal Theme Parks & Resorts
  • Paul Fipps, CDO at Under Armour
  • Lidia Fonesca, EVP & Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer
  • Larry Freed, CIO at Overhead Door Corporation
  • Deborah Gash, SVP & CDO at St. Luke’s Health System
  • Aude Giard, CDO at Veolia Water Technologies
  • Sally Giligan, CIO at Gap Inc.
  • Derry Goberdhansingh, CEO at Harper Paige
  • David Graham, CIO at City of Carlsbad
  • Sallie Graves, CIO at MagMutual Insurance
  • Jennifer Greer-Glanville, CIO at ClubCorp
  • Matt Griffiths, VP of Data Driven Transformation at Stanley Black & Decker
  • Alex Grimwade, SVP & CIO at Twentieth Century Fox Television
  • Marie Gulin-Merle, Global CMO & CDO at Calvin Klein & PVH
  • Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO at Schneider Electric
  • Marc Hamer, Global Chief Information Officer at Sealed Air Corporation
  • Rachel Hayden, VP & CIO at Just Born, Inc.
  • Jamie Head, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Ocean Spray Cranberries
  • Donagh Herlihy, EVP & CTO at Bloomin Brands
  • Joan Holman, CIO at Clark Hill Strasburger
  • Ulrike Huemer, CIO at City of Vienna
  • JP Hurtado, CIO at Dave and Buster’s
  • Archana Jain, VP for Global Technology Solutions at Verizon Consumer Group
  • Charu Jain, CIO at Alaska Airlines
  • Phil Jordan, Group Chief Information Officer at Sainsbury’s
  • Dr. Athina Kanioura, Chief Analytics Officer at Accenture
  • Aiaz Kazi, Chief Platform Officer at Banco Santander
  • Haden Kirkpatrick, VP Customer Experience at Esurance
  • Rajesh (Raj) Kulkarni, VP IT & CIO & CDO at Lehigh Hanson
  • Rush LaSelle, Senior Director, Digital Manufacturing at Jabli
  • Ken Lawonn, SVP & CIO at Sharp HealthCare
  • Sean Lennon, CIO at Medtronic
  • Alison Lewis, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Johnson & Johnson
  • Mikko Rusama, CDO at City of Helsinki
  • Misha Logvinov, Managing Director at EQT Partners/EQT AB
  • Ray Lowe, SVP & CIO at AltaMed Health Services
  • Erika Lunceforc, Head of SIlicon Valley Innovation Center at BNY Mellon
  • Shawn Mandel, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Cineplex
  • Martin Marcinczyk, GM CX Solutions, Strategic Development at Comcast
  • Barbara Martin Coppola, CDO at Ikea
  • Ed Marx, CIO at Cleveland Clinic
  • Greg Matthews, VP of Engineering at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
  • Fernando Mattoso Lemos, VP & CIO at Natura
  • Karl Mattson, Chief Information Security Officer at City National Bank
  • Michelle McKenna, CIO at NFL
  • Ben McMullen, Executive Manager-Digital Enablement at Suncorp Group
  • Joe Megibow, CEO at Purple
  • Laura Miller, CIO at InterContinental Hotels Group
  • John Minardi, Senior Director, Digital Healthcare at Johnson & Johnson
  • Kirby Miner, Senior Vice President, Information Technology at Sunbelt Rentals
  • Aaron Miri, CIO at Dell Medical School & UT Health Austin
  • Sherif Mityas, Chief Experience Officer at TGI Fridays 
  • Clodagh Moriarty, CDO at Sainsbury’s Group
  • Jeff Moss, President at DEF CON Communications
  • Bryan Muehlberger, CIO at Beachbody
  • Jason Nadeau, CDO at Fidelity National Financial
  • Also Noseda, CIO at Eastman Chemical Company
  • Les Ottolenghi, EVP & CIO at Caesars Entertainment Corporation
  • Darren Palfrey, CDO at Li & Fung Limited
  • Matt Pammer, CIO at Prime Therapeutics
  • Pam Parisian, Former President of Technology Services at AT&T Services
  • Viraj Patwardhan, VP Digital Design & Consumer Experience at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
  • Opal Perry, CIO at Hertz
  • Keith Perry, SVP & CIO at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Arthur Phidd, SVP & CIO at BNB Bank
  • Steven Philips, CIO at Alorica
  • Ben Pivar, CIO at Carter’s | OshKosh B’gosh
  • Herve Pluche, Partner, Digital and Innovation at Heidrick Consulting
  • Otto Preiss, Group Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Digital at ABB
  • Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy, Chief Data Scientist at Halliburton
  • Shafiq Rab, SVP & CIO at Rush System for Health and Rush University Medical Center
  • John Ragsdale, CIO at Eyecare Services Partners
  • Jill Ramsey, CDO & Digital Revenue Officer at Macy’s
  • Julie Ray, SVP & Enterprise Chief Information Officer at Fannie Mae
  • Michael Reagin, SVP & Chief Information and Innovation Officer at Sentara Healthcare
  • Sarah Richardson, VP of IT at DaVita Medical Group
  • Quentin Roach, SVP Business Development & Chief Procurement Officer at Merck
  • Alastair Robertson, CIO at Qantas
  • Simona Rollinson, CIO at Clayco
  • Rajeev Ronaki, SVP & CDO at Anthem, Inc.
  • Angie Ruan, SVP of Technology at NASDAQ
  • Ira Rubenstein, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at PBS
  • Diane Ryan Schaffer, Vice President, Technology at Walt Disney Attractions
  • Sanjay Saggere, CIO at Colville Confederated Tribes
  • Michael Salas, Chief Information and Digital Officer at SUEZ in North America
  • Vish Sankaran, CIO at Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • Suzy Scanlon, EVP & CIO at Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
  • Lisa Schneider, CDO at Merriam-Webster
  • Jennifer Sepull, CDO at Air New Zealand
  • Neelu Sethi, SVP & CIO at Reddy Ice
  • Barry Shurkey, CIO at NTT Data Services
  • Manjit Singh, CIO at Toyota North America
  • Tim Skeen, CIO at Anthem, Inc.
  • Tom Stafford, VP & CIO at Halifax Health
  • Christopher Stephens, VP Data Technology at American Eagle Outfitters
  • Erica Stevens, VP of Supply Chain and Information Technology at Dylan’s Candy Bar
  • Andy Sturrock, Head of Modernise IT Transformation at BP
  • Bala Subramanian, CDO at AT&T
  • Mike Sutcliff, Group Chief Executive at Accenture Digital
  • Guillaume Thfoin, Head of Analytics- Holding, Majid Al Futtaim
  • Cheryl Thomas, CIO at Valero Energy Corporation
  • David Thompson, Chief Information and Technology Officer at American Express Global Business Travel
  • Brian Tilzer, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Best Buy
  • JJ Van Oosten, CDO at LEGO Group
  • Joel Vengco, SVP & CIO at Baystate Health
  • Katia Walsh, Chief Global Strategy and AI at Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Chris Wiggins, CDO at The New York Times
  • Laura Wilt, System Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Ochsner Health System
  • WIlliam (Bill) Wood, EVP & President of Digital at Barnes & Noble, Inc.
  • Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler, CDO at Swisscom
  • Monique Yates, Director GEOINT Analysis & Production Subcommittee, Co-Chair Analysis Directorate
  • Angela Yochem, EVP, CDO & CTO at Novant Health

This prestigious recognition and induction ceremony will be held at Constellation’s Connected Enterprise in November 2019.

For more details about the listed executives, visit: https://www.constellationr.com/business-transformation-150/2020

Business Research Themes

Data to Decisions, Marketing Transformation, Digital Safety & Privacy, Future of Work, Matrix Commerce, New C-Suite, Next-Generation Customer Experience, Tech Optimization

Roles

Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Supply Chain Officer