TAG Technology Awards

Thank you to our technology community for making this year’s Technology Awards a success!

The annual TAG Technology Awards promote and celebrate our inclusive technology community throughout Georgia.

See below for the full list of 2024 TAG Tech Awards finalists and winners!

Celebrate the Technology Award Finalists and Winners with TAG

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Corporate Tech Leader of the Year

Recognizes a CIO, CISO or equivalent throughout Georgia in a corporation who has primary IT leadership responsibility within their organization, and demonstrated leadership, driven innovation, and delivered value to their organization (e.g. revamped IT organization, contributed to employer’s mission/profit/efficiency in a major way, etc.) since January 2023.

Finalists

Tim Callahan – Global CISO, Aflac
Yogs Jayaprakasam – CTO, Deluxe
Ron McMurtrie – CMO, Honeywell
Jonathan O’Connor – CEO of MAAST, CCO Synovus Merchant Services / Payment Sponsorship
Ravi Venkatesan – CEO, Cantaloupe, Inc.

Winner

Jonathan O’Connor

Emerging Leader of the Year

Recognizes a rising leader in any type or size Georgia organization who demonstrated leadership, driven innovation, and delivered value to their organization or industry (e.g. revamped IT organization, contributed to employer’s mission/profit/efficiency in a major way, etc.) since January 2023. Applicants are individuals with high potential to be a future leader, but is not currently in one of the top roles in their organization.

Finalists

Dar’shun Kendrick – State Representative, GA General Assembly
Francine Marquis – Cloud AI Program Manager, Google
Gaurang Patel – Sr. Director, Engineering – Marketing and Personalization Technology, Macy’s
Oneisha Freeman Rojales – Digital Connectivity Manager, Georgia Technology Authority
Shobhit Sharma – Director | Technical Manager, USIS Specialty Finance Platform, Equifax Inc.

Winner

Francine Marquis

Public Servant Tech Leader

Recognizes a CIO, CISO or equivalent throughout Georgia in government, education or non-profit sector who has primary IT leadership responsibility within their organization, and demonstrated leadership, driven innovation, and delivered value to their organization (e.g. revamped IT organization, contributed to employer’s mission/profit/efficiency in a major way, etc.) since January 2023.

Finalists

Jason Sankey – CIO, City of Atlanta
Robbie Vickers – CIO, Technical College System of Georgia
Ananias Williams – CIO, Georgia Department of Revenue

Winner

Robbie Vickers

Tech for Good

Recognizes a 2023-2024 program or project that utilizes technology to positively impact under-served individuals or communities, promotes inclusiveness and creates equity in Georgia.

Finalists

Georgia Fintech Academy
Georgia Technology Authority
Georgia Tech-Georgia AIM

Winner

Georgia Tech-Georgia AIM

Innovation Driven Company

Recognizes a company throughout Georgia who has developed an innovative technology (hardware, software, etc.) solution or are using existing technology in an innovative way to make companies and organizations stand out in any industry in 2023.

Revenue thresholds based on categories:

Startup = <$1M in revenue

Small = $1M-$5M in revenue

Mid-Market = $5M-$50M in revenue

Enterprise = $50M+ in revenue