Fen to see who is getting top grades for technology work from Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal…
The inaugural inductees into our Titans of Technology Hall of Fame: Phil Soran, Larry Aszmann and John Guider, the trio who launched Xiotech Corp. and Compellent Technologies Inc., two of the Twin Cities biggest tech success stories of the past two decades. ( Read more about them here.)
Other categories and honorees are below. Click the links to read more.
CIO/CTO : A current top IT CIO, CTO or equivalent executive position at a public, private or nonprofit company:
- Mark Botticelli, PeopleNet ( Read profile)
- Joanne Sunquist, HealthEast ( Read profile)
- Jamie Thingelstad, SPS Commerce ( Read profile)
Community Hero : Recognizes an individual within the technology industry for their outstanding achievements in community involvement:
- Jim Wolford, Atomic Data ( Read profile)
- Michael Schmaltz, Accenture ( Read profile)
- Mark Hurlburt, The Nerdery ( Read profile)
Investment Catalyst : Recognizes a significant investment transaction occurring since January 2011 that impacts and delivers sustainable economic results for the greater Twin Cities area and improves the technology innovation investment climate of the region:
- Chad Halvorson, thisClicks ( Read profile)
- Justin Kaufenberg, sportngin ( Read profile)
- Zach Halmstad and Chip Pearson, Jamf Software ( Read profile)
Technology Advocate : Recognizes a technology advocate/champion for their outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing or accelerating the performance of technology companies and/or the technology community:
- Margaret Anderson Kelliher, MHTA ( Read profile)
- Dan Grigsby, Drivetrain Agency ( Read profile)
- Scott Litman and Dan Mallin, Magnet 360 and the Minnesota Cup ( Read profile)
- Arthur Erdman, University of Minnesota ( Read profile)
Technology Inventor : Recognizes the accomplishments of people responsible for the creation of breakthrough ideas, processes or products:
- Daryoush Allaei, SheerWind ( Read profile)
- Jian-Ping Wang, University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering ( Read profile)
- Troy Marusich, Third Wave Systems ( Read profile)
CEO : Honors chief executives at technology or communications-industry companies