Tonight, the Greater Nashville Technology Council announced the winners in each category at the 2025 NTC Awards, Presented by Amazon, and held before a live sold-out audience of more than 450 tech professionals at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Thanks to the many sponsors, including Platinum Sponsor MTSU Jones College of Business, who support the NTC Awards’ recognition of the innovation, organizations, and people in Nashville’s tech community.
Winners were scored and chosen from the top three finalist in each of the 15 categories. More than 250 public nominations 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, finalists and winners!
The Winners organized by award include:
CDO of the Year, Presented by Trinetix
- Ashutosh Singhal – Meharry Medical School
CIO of the Year, Presented by Kraft
- Jamie Engstrom – Caterpillar
CTO of the Year, Presented by Vaco
- Rob Mills – Tractor Supply Company
Community Leader of the Year, Presented by HCA Healthcare
- Jeremy West – Dollar General
InfoSec Professional of the Year, Presented by TechImpact
- Caleb Chitwood – HCA Healthcare
Innovation Initiative of the Year, Presented by Vanderbilt University
- Xsolis
Tech for Good Award of the Year, Presented by BGSF
- Bugle
Tech Educator of the Year, Presented by Asurion
- Stephanie Finley – Rutherford County Schools
Team Catalyst of the Year, Presented by Freightwise
- Ethan Schwaber – Tailor-Made Consulting
Senior Tech Sales Executive of the Year, Presented by MTSU Center for Professional Selling
- Cory Edwards – Comcast Business
Emerging Leader of the Year, Presented by Nissan
- Christi French – Azra AI
Data Professional of the Year, Presented by Google Cloud
- Kurtis Pritchard – HCA Healthcare
CISO of the Year, Presented by Microsoft
- Elliott Franklin – Fortitude Re
Software Engineer of the Year, Presented by Nashville Software School
- Kim Eacott – Amazon
Tech Company of the Year, Presented by Comcast Business
- Xsolis
Special recognition was given to Shauna Sprague, Amazon, as the team of the Greater Nashville Technology Council chose as the 2025 NTC Champion of the Year.
Congratulations to all the nominees, finalists and winners!
