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Tonight, the Greater Nashville Technology Council announced the top three finalists in each category for the 2025 NTC Awards at the annual NTC Holiday Party. Over 250 public nominations in 15 categories were submitted by the Middle Tennessee technology community and finalists were selected by a panel of peers and tech industry leaders. Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists!

The award winners will be announced at the 16th annual NTC Awards ceremony, presented by Amazon, held February 27, 2025 at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

The finalists organized by award include:

CDO of the Year

1. Ashutosh Singhal – Meharry School of Applied Computational Sciences
2. Chaitanya “CG” Garikapati – Mars
3. Olivia Kew-Fickus – Vanderbilt University

CIO of the Year

1. Ido Biger – Delek US
2. Jamie Engstrom – Caterpillar
3. Laura Groschen – Acadia 

CTO of the Year

1. Jamal Perry
2. Ray Spangler – Barge Design Solutions
3. Rob Mills – Tractor Supply Company

Community Leader of the Year

1. Jeremy West – Dollar General
2. Teresa “Dr. T” Vasquez – Repped in Tech
3. Sam Zaza – MTSU

InfoSec Professional of the Year

1. Caleb Chitwood – HCA Healthcare
2. Dianne Rose – Asurion
3. Tim Miller – MorganFranklin Consulting 

Innovation Initiative of the Year

1. Delek US
2. Forty AU
3. Xsolis

Tech for Good Award of the Year

1. Bugle
2. Repped in Tech
3. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN)

Tech Educator of the Year

1. Carlos Coronel – MTSU
2. Gary Garrison – Belmont
3. Stephanie Finley – Rutherford County Schools 

Team Catalyst of the Year

1. Alberto Martinez – Alliance Bernstein
2. Ethan Schwaber – Tailor-Made Consulting
3. Mayur Mehta – Gainwell

Senior Tech Sales Executive of the Year

1. Chris Meyer – NTT Data Services
2. Cory Edwards – Comcast Business
3. David Hanna – Microsoft Corporation

Emerging Leader of the Year

1. Christi French – Azra AI
2. Janean Vance – HCA Healthcare
3. Louis Davis – Amazon

Data Professional of the Year 

1. Amish Suchak – Xsolis
2. Jackie Cheuvront – HCA Healthcare
3. Kurtis Pritchard – HCA Healthcare

CISO of the Year

1. Andy Heins – LifePoint Health
2. Elliott Franklin – Fortitude Re 
3. Nagi Kudithini – Nissan

Software Engineer of the Year

1. Daniel Cottone – Asurion
2. Kim Eacott – Amazon
3. Maggie Leavell – Thrive Financial

Tech Company of the Year

1. Amazon
2. FortyAU
3. Xsolis

More details about each award, its sponsor, and finalists can be found here. Tickets and tables for the February 27, 2025 event are on sale now, and sponsorships are available.