Super Global Finalists
Melanie
Kirkwood Ruiz
Jay
Kouns
Ashleigh
McCord
John
Thomson
Global Finalists
Harry
Folloder
Calvin
Leong
Aparna
Mathur
Jason
McMullen
Siva
Pothi
Large Enterprise Finalists
Joe
Carroll
Ryan
Kelley
Atif
Riaz
Randy
Volkin
Rob
Zelinka
Enterprise Finalists
Keefe
Andrews
Jim
Bailey
Marcus
Manning
Gisela
Riggan
Glen
Williams
Large Corporate Finalists
Rob
Franch
Craig
Gehrke
Russell
Gibson
Kerry
Leo
Kara
Pelecky
Corporate Finalists
Jeff
Green
Ralph E.
Owens II
Joseph Deepak
Paulraj
Christina
Shuffield
Sophia
Washington
Healthcare Finalists
Lee
Leiber
Ken
Letkeman
Antonio
Marin
Amar
Yousif
Mudasser
Zaheer
Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists
Sindhu
Menon
Ed
Pierson
Fheryl
Prestage
Chris
Williams
Misty
Witmer
2025 Keynote
Bill Braun , Chief Information Officer (fmr), Chevron
Leadership Award Recipient
Bill Braun, Chief Information Officer, Chevron
William (Bill) Braun served as Chevron’s chief information officer from 2015 to July 2024. Bill joined Chevron in 1991 as a programmer, and has held technical and management positions across the organization, including Chevron North America Exploration & Production, Supply & Trading, and IT. These positions included responsibilities in telecommunications, fraud management, project management and operations. He has served with the corporation in Texas, California, and Singapore. Bill received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, and completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program in 2014. He serves on the board of directors for SEARCH Homeless Services of Houston, an organization that works to engage, stabilize, educate, employ and house individuals and families who are homeless in the Houston, Texas area. He is also on the board of directors of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, an organization that aims to increase accessibility of the arts.
