2024 Pinnacle Awards2024-10-03T20:12:32-04:00
Pinnacle Awards 2024
November 21, 2024
The Hilton
McLean, VA
Attendance:
Single Finalists, Corporate Event Sponsors & Others.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Networking
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Lunch & Award Presentation

Our Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

  • Sponsors: CGI
  • Sponsors: Digital Realty
  • Sponsors: Kipps De Santo
  • Sponsors: Morgan Stanly Private Wealth Management

Table Sponsors

  • Sponsors: Agile Defense
  • Sponsors: Amentum
  • Sponsors: Booz Allen
  • Sponsors: CACI
  • Sponsors: Excella
  • Sponsors: HII
  • Sponsors: IEM
  • Sponsors: Intellibridge
  • Sponsors: Intelsat
  • Sponsors: Invictus
  • Sponsors: Koniag Government Services
  • Sponsors: LMI
  • Sponsors: Megellan Federal
  • Sponsors: MITRE
  • Sponsors: Nightwing
  • Sponsors: Presidio Federal
  • Sponsors: Ultra Intelligence & Communications

2024 Award Finalists

Public

Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year

  • Denise Zheng

    Accenture Federal Services

  • Jay Meil

    SAIC

  • Kyle Tuberson

    ICF

  • Marshall Thames

    ECS

  • Ron Keesing

    Leidos

  • Sujey Edward

    IBM Federal

Private

Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year

  • Alex Adamczyk

    LMI

  • Amy Jones

    EY

  • Matthew McKnight

    Seerist

  • Michael Pansky

    IntelliBridge

  • Reha Malik

    Alpha Omega

  • Sean Harrison

    Acentra Health

Public

Business Development Executive of the Year

  • Alex Lopez

    ECS

  • Brent Cunningham

    Red Hat

  • Brian Fogg

    GDIT

  • David Weber

    CACI

  • Jason Albanese

    Leidos

  • Joao Granja

    Thomson Reuters Special Services

  • Pam Carpenter

    Adobe

Private

Business Development Executive of the Year

  • Emily Roston

    BryceTech

  • Fiona Barshow

    Koniag Government Services

  • Jenna Young

    Arlo Solutions

  • John Hart

    Agile Defense

  • Ronald “Fog” Hahn

    Astrion

  • Tom Branstetter

    DroneShield

Public

Cloud Executive of the Year

  • Allison Levine

    Accenture Federal Services

  • Jess Borrevik

    ICF

  • Joe Sangiuliano

    Palo Alto Networks

  • Lakshmi Ashok

    Leidos

  • Ravi Raghava

    SAIC

  • Sandeep Shilawat

    IBM Federal

Private

Cloud Executive of the Year

  • Chuck Greene

    World Wide Technology

  • Nitin Vartak

    Alpha Omega

  • Wesley Daniels

    Clarity Innovations

Government

Cloud Executive of the Year

  • Ashley Mahan

    OMB

  • Dave Larrimore

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • Justin Fanelli

    U.S. Deptment of Navy

  • Paula Wagner

    U.S. Department of State

Public

Contracts Executive of the Year

  • John Roman

    ECS

  • Kevin Wheelock

    Serco Inc.

  • Rich Fisne

    HII Mission Technologies

Private

Contracts Executive of the Year

  • Meredith Bussey

    BlueHalo

  • Ruta Haile

    ABSG Consulting

  • Ryan Litrakis

    B&A

Government

Contracts Executive of the Year

  • John M. Tenaglia

    U.S. Department of Defense

  • Niki Lane

    CISA

  • Paul Courtney

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • Steven R. Brand

    U.S. Department of Energy

Public

Cybersecurity Executive of the Year

  • Eric Trexler

    Palo Alto Networks

  • Ron Moore

    GDMS

  • Steve Hoffman

    Fortinet Federal

  • Sumedh Thakar

    Qualys

Private

Cybersecurity Executive of the Year

  • Greg Rudy

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications

  • John DeSimone

    Nightwing

  • Razwan Raja

    Agile Defense

  • Steven O’Dell, Jr.

    ASRC Federal

  • Vinit Duggal

    Intelsat

Government

Cybersecurity Executive of the Year

  • Amber Pearson

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Donna Bennett

    U.S. Department of State

  • Parimala Rao

    GSA

  • Shila Cooch

    U.S. Department of Energy

Public

DHS Executive of the Year

  • Joanna Dempsey

    ECS

  • Mike Diggins

    Leidos

  • Thomas “T.J.” O’Neill

    Thomson Reuters Special Services

Private

DHS Executive of the Year

  • Alexandra Gurney

    EY

  • Jeffrey Kramer

    Karsun Solutions

  • Jessica Maloney

    Sev1Tech

  • Madhu Beriwal

    IEM International

  • Navi Samra

    MetroStar

  • Rik Ebbesen

    Amivero

Private & Public

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Executive of the Year

  • Jana Smyth

    ICF

  • Lynetta Cheatham

    Acentra Health

  • Stephanie Turner

    MITRE

  • Winter Washington

    Gainwell Technologies

Private & Public

Executive Assistant (EA) of the Year

  • Alana Perkins

    Two Six Technologies

  • Jaimie Francois

    BryceTech

  • Jenifer Montiel

    Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Lisa DeRaymond

    Koniag Government Services

  • Tonie Powell

    Magellan Federal

Public

DoD Executive of the Year

  • Barbara Supplee

    SAIC

  • Charles Buechel III

    Leidos

  • Horace Blackman

    CGI Federal

  • James Kennedy

    Boeing

  • Todd Gentry

    HII Mission Technologies

Private

DoD Executive of the Year

  • Bryon Kroger

    Rise8

  • Dr. Karl Spinnenweber

    Amentum

  • Jimmy Jenkins

    BlueHalo

  • Jon Baba

    LMI

  • Ryan Abbott

    MetroStar

Government

DoD Executive of the Year

  • Bill Tinston

    FEHRM

  • Cody Ferguson

    CDAO

  • Leonel Garciga

    U.S. Department of Army

  • Nicholas Martin

    DMEA

Public

Healthcare Executive of the Year

  • Dina Elshazly

    Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Kevin Kaiser

    Leidos

  • Kimberly Nettles

    Johnson & Johnson

  • Steven Sousa

    CGI Federal

Private

Healthcare Executive of the Year

  • Chris Katkocin

    Tria Federal

  • Chrissy Cocrane

    LMI

  • Mark Poe

    Core4ce

  • Rachel Murphy

    Iron Bow Technologies

  • Stephen Deitz

    ManTech

Government

Healthcare Executive of the Year

  • Dr. Anne Bailey

    VHA

  • Dr. Gary L. Disbrow

    BARDA

  • Michael (Mike) Azar

    HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Robert Orifici

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Public

HR Executive of the Year

  • Kristin Paul

    Maximus

  • Melanie Anderson

    HII Mission Technologies

  • Soo Lagasse

    Parsons Corporation

Private

HR Executive of the Year

  • Alison Paris

    Peraton

  • Amy Orzechowski

    RealmOne

  • Danielle Cole

    Agile Defense

  • Rebecca McMinn

    B&A

  • Tanja Guerra

    Alpha Omega

  • Tracy Currry

    Fearless

Private

Intelligence Executive of the Year

  • KC Wilberg

    Acuity

  • Michael Sellers

    Spectro Cloud

  • Nick Andersen

    Invictus International Consulting

Public

Marketing Executive of the Year

  • Caitlin Lambert

    RingCentral

  • Ethan Meurlin

    IBM Federal

  • Jaime Orlando

    HII Mission Technologies

  • Melanie Holmes

    Adobe

  • Oliver Nutt

    GDIT

  • Shab Nassirpour

    ECS

Private

Marketing Executive of the Year

  • Alex Bender

    Core4ce

  • Amanda Rudolph

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications

  • Brian Wagner

    Tria Federal

  • Christina Vanecek

    Gainwell Technologies

  • Julia Martin

    EY

  • Paul Frommelt

    BlueHalo

Public

Space Executive of the Year

  • Alex Gross

    Parsons Corporation

  • Chris Bogdan

    Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Travis Dawson

    GDIT

Private

Space Executive of the Year

  • Alberto Reynoso

    Two Six Technologies

  • Mary Clum

    BlueHalo

  • Shiloh Dockstader

    Riverside Research

Government

Space Executive of the Year

  • Jay Drye

    SCO

  • Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon

    U.S. Space Force

  • Robyn Gatens

    NASA

  • Timothy Grayson

    U.S. Department of Air Force

Government

Healthcare Project of the Year

  • Data Workbench

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • ECFax Program

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Federal EHR

    FEHRM, DOD, VA, and Lovell FHCC

  • MACPRO

    CMMS

  • Smart Search

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Government

Information Technology of the Year

  • Charge Card Management

    GSA

  • COSMOS

    Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

  • DMAF

    IRS

  • ODOS III

    USCIS

  • TSA Secure Flight Zero Trust

    TSA

Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in sponsoring the 2024 Pinnacle Awards?

2024 Lifetime Achievement

Nazzic Keene, SAIC

George Schindler, President & CEO of CGI

2024 Judges

Judge

Tim Keenan - Founder, Keenan & Associates

Brad Antle

Judge

Kay Kapoor

Susan Lynch

Judge

Kay Kapoor

Andy Maner

FAQs

How can I attend the event?2023-10-23T16:05:25-04:00

Attending the Pinnacle Awards is free for all finalists. If you are not a finalist and would like to attend the event, we offer varying levels of sponsorships at https://pinnacle-awards.com/sponsors/.

When is the deadline for nominations?2024-08-08T13:46:58-04:00

The 2024 nomination deadline is September 5, 2024.

Can I submit more than one nomination?2020-08-18T14:49:13-04:00

Yes, you can.  You must submit a separate individual nomination for each person that you would like to nominate.  You can submit multiple nominations per category.

If my nominee previously won a Chief Award, may I submit a nomination for a Pinnacle Award?2020-08-18T14:47:46-04:00

Yes, these are two separate events.

How many nominating questions / criteria are there?2020-08-18T14:44:47-04:00

There are 2 questions per category with a maximum of 350-word responses per question.

What are the nomination questions / criteria?2023-07-30T16:29:05-04:00

Please refer to the blank nomination form that you can download here.

What is the word count for each nominating question?2020-08-18T14:41:15-04:00

350 words.

Do all of the award categories for Public, Private, and Government represent one individual award?2020-08-18T14:40:27-04:00

Yes, all award categories listed from public, private, and Government will have one individual award recipient

Can I view the nomination questions ahead of time?2024-08-08T13:50:29-04:00

Yes, please download a blank nomination form here.

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