Congratulations to the 2024 Houston ORBIE winners!
Leadership
Archana "Archie" Deskus
Global
Pragati Mathur
Large Enterprise
Don Reny
Enterprise
Dave Upton
Large Corporate
Dan Bodnar
Corporate
Beau McBeth
Global Finalists
Akash
Khurana
Melanie
Kirkwood Ruiz
Jay
Kouns
Pragati
Mathur
John
Thomson
Large Enterprise Finalists
Mike
Gemza
Dennis
Hernandez
Ryan
Kelley
Sindhu
Menon
Craig
Owen
Don
Reny
Enterprise Finalists
Rob
Franch
Ryan
Hartzog
Calvin
Leong
Scott
Turner
Dave
Upton
Rob
Zelinka
Large Corporate Finalists
Keefe
Andrews
Dan
Bodnar
David
Domine
Craig
Gehrke
Timothy "TJ"
Jackson
Kara
Pelecky
Corporate Finalists
Jeff
Green
Antonio
Marin
Beau
McBeth
Tony
Moore
Ralph E.
Owens II
Fheryl
Prestage
Leadership Award Recipient
Archana "Archie" Deskus, PayPal Inc
Archana (Archie) Deskus is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PayPal. In this role, Archie oversees PayPal’s global technology, engineering, information, and global data science and advanced analytics organizations. In addition to enabling PayPal’s technology strategy, priorities, and data-driven operating model, Archie leads global information technology operations, including the planning, management, delivery, and transformation of PayPal’s technology stacks, systems support, and infrastructure. Prior to PayPal, Archie served as Intel’s Senior Vice President and CIO. In this role, the organization capitalized on information technology to accelerate the company’s significant growth goals across a diverse portfolio of businesses. Previously, Archie served as Senior Vice President and CIO for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where she was responsible for the company’s IT infrastructure and technology resources, working closely with HPE businesses to achieve strategic goals. Additionally, Archie oversaw NextGen IT, a company-wide transformation program, standardizing business policies, processes, and the underlying IT systems globally. Earlier in her career, she held CIO roles at Baker Hughes, Ingersoll Rand, Timex, and United Technologies. Archie serves on the board of directors of East West Bank, DataStax, and multinational information technology services and consulting company Cognizant. Having earned her MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Archie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from Boston University.