HoustonCIO has announced finalists for the 2025 Houston CIO ORBIE® Awards, which recognizes the best-of-the-best in Houston technology leadership. Winners will be announced at the CIO ORBIE Awards on April 25, 2025 at the Marriott Marquis Houston.
CIO ORBIE nominees & finalists are honored at a series of executive events, beginning with the Nominee Event and ending with the CIO ORBIE Awards.
Houston CIO ORBIE Awards sponsors are highly valued partners invited by local CIOs to experience the unique opportunity of recognizing the senior technology leadership of top organizations in Houston through a series of year-long events.
| 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Pre-Event Networking |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | VIP Reception |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | CIO ORBIE® Awards |
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.
