{ Finalist Announcement } Congratulations to the 2026 CIO of the Year & Tech Titan Award Finalists! This year’s theme, Source Code, celebrates the people behind the platforms, the thinkers behind… | Pittsburgh Technology Council

{ Finalist Announcement } Congratulations to the 2026 CIO of the Year & Tech Titan Award Finalists! This year’s theme, Source Code, celebrates the people behind the platforms, the thinkers behind the breakthroughs, and the leaders writing the next chapter of innovation. These finalists represent the human source powering Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem—and we can’t wait to share their stories. Join us as we celebrate them at the annual event on Thursday, April 16. CIO of the Year: Terabyte Jason Gerard, The Pittsburgh Paints Company Charaka K., PNC Dr. Akash Khurana, Wesco Todd Porterfield, PJ Dick - Trumbull - Lindy CIO of the Year: Gigabyte John Astfalk, S&B USA Construction & Fay Bryan Bishop, LSSBB, Pyrotecnico/Live Events Steve Blossom, ACA Group Deepak Nayyar, Pittsburgh International Airport David Reed, Maxim Crane Works, LP CISO of the Year Robert Kemp, Federated Hermes John Shaffer, CORE Michael Tallent, Duquesne Light Company CTO of the Year Chris Carmody, UPMC Scott Phelps, Pittsburgh Steelers Carlonda Reilly, Ph. D., Kennametal Sean Ways, eHealth Technologies Rising Star Ryan DiAngelo, Brentwood Bank Brandon Diethorn, FedEx Seth Graham, University of Pittsburgh Stephen Solada, Armada Adam Weitzel, enGen Peter Zuidema, OpenArc Tech Trailblazer (tagging continued in comments!) Andrew Beers, Dream Invent Inspire, Inc. Colin Dean, Code & Supply Stefinie Kelley, Wabtec Corporation Suresh Natarajan, FedEx Tech Team of the Year David Christopher, Brentwood Bank Anmol Misra, Gecko Robotics Deepak Nayyar, Allegheny County Airport Authority Bhaskar Ramachandran, PPG David Reed, Maxim Crane Works Tech for Good Community Impact Award Dr. Samuel Andre, The Citizen Science Lab Lou Camerlengo, Fivestar Kelsey Derringer, Codejoy Scott Dietz, Catalyst Connection Jacqueline Foor, Consortium for Public Education Aaron McKinnon, Phase 4 learning Center Terry Smith, M-Powerhouse of Greater Pittsburgh Learn more or purchase tickets at https://lnkd.in/ecDXtezZ Looking to Sponsor the 2026 Awards? Contact Ashley Steckel ([email protected]) today!