Tech Exec of the Year

Carl Ceresoli is credited with helping Pacers Sports & Entertainment rethink its approach to technology-as-customer-service, hardware and cybersecurity.

Ian Hyatt, who leads a team of 700-plus IT people at Purdue University, is credited with bringing a steady hand to the position as well as advances in cybersecurity, student experience and research support.

As CIO for Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health care system that operates 10 hospitals and more than 200 clinic locations in 16 counties in northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio, Ron Double has worked his way up to lead all of the organization’s information systems and technology.

As executive director/chief of staff, Genevie Jones has overseen the planning and execution of a five-year technology plan for IU Health.

In 34 years at Cummins, Wayne Eckerle’s roles have included advanced manufacturing, fuel systems technology, and global research and technology leader.

Rich Carter is credited with implementing the company’s first global customer relationship management platform with Salesforce and launching Lilly Together.

Jenny Sissom is responsible for maintaining and continually improving Allison Transmission’s cybersecurity program across the global organization.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker is chief technology officer and co-founder of Six Feet Up, a custom software developer.

Charlie Clark is chief innovation officer Hc1 Insights, which works with artificial intelligence and machine learning to take complex medical laboratory data from thousands of locations and uses it to improve testing and treatment decisions for millions of patients.

Roger Deetz is vice president of engineering at Chicago-based Blueprint, which provides digital tools that enable mental-health providers to deliver more effective treatment.

Rebecca Ruselink leads a team of 17 that over the last seven years has helped increase attendance at the Indianapolis 500 from 220,000 to 325,000 fans and increase the television audience, social/digital media, merchandise sales and race attendance at other IndyCar venues.

Greg Clancy, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance’s former chief information officer, said Hong Gao has taken the organization “from the Dark Ages of data analytics and has really moved the needle in driving corporate performance.”