2026 Minnesota ORBIE Awards Winners

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July 17, 2026 • 8:15 AM

Marriott Minneapolis City Center

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Congratulations to the 2026 Minnesota ORBIE Awards winners!

Leadership

John
Avenson

Minnesota Twins

Global

Rashmi
Kumar

Medtronic

Large Enterprise

Brad
Reimer

Sanford Health

Enterprise

Robin
Brown

Cirrus Aircraft

Large Corporate

Jaime
Wascalus

City of Saint Paul

Corporate

Trevor
Farnum

Data Recognition Corporation

CISO Large Enterprise

Steve
Jensen

Aegon

CISO Enterprise

Brad
Abbott

Medica

Leadership
Award Recipient

John
Avenson

Global
Finalists

Kevin
Baartman

Amanda
Jack

Rashmi
Kumar

Daniel
Stusynski

Josh
Woodrum

Large Enterprise
Finalists

TK
Balaji

Marc
Carlson

Kellie
Christensen

Melissa
Flicek

George
McNulty

Brad
Reimer

Enterprise
Finalists

Robin
Brown

Matt
Keen

Jacquelyn
Malcolm Bailey

Cliff
Manuel

Tony
Peleska

Large Corporate
Finalists

Eric
Hanson

Tim
Rolfing

Tammy
Schuette

Jeffrey
Strang

Jaime
Wascalus

Corporate
Finalists

Heather
Anderson

Adam
Clarke

Trevor
Farnum

Chad
Hagedorn

Bill
Kloster

CISO Large Enterprise
Finalists

Kyle
Erickson

Mary Elizabeth
Faulkner

John
Israel

Steve
Jensen

Cam
Kracke

Mike
Rogers

CISO Enterprise
Finalists

Brad
Abbott

Anthony
Alsleben

Jeff
Holschuh

Ashok
Kallam

Greg
Matthias

John
Strasser

Media Partner

MinnesotaCIO Underwriters

MinnesotaCISO Underwriters

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Bronze Partners

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