The CIO of the Year ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have shown excellence in technology leadership in New England. Congratulations to this year’s award recipients!
CIO of the Year nominees & finalists are honored at a series of executive events, beginning with the Nominee Event and ending with the CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards.
Rosalin Acosta is the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In her role, Secretary Acosta manages the Commonwealth’s workforce development and labor departments to ensure that workers, employers, and the unemployed have the tools, training, and safety resources needed to succeed in the Massachusetts economy. Secretary Acosta also Chairs the Workforce Skills Cabinet alongside the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development.She has been named one of Boston’s Most Influential Women by the Women of Harvard Club and El Planeta’s Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in Massachusetts. She has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA).
Boston CIO of the Year Awards sponsors are highly valued partners invited by local CIOs to experience the unique opportunity of recognizing the senior technology leadership of top organizations in New England through a series of year-long events.
| 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Pre-Event Networking |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | VIP Reception |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | CIO of the Year® Awards |
Don Anderson is CIO at Tiger Global, a New York based investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global Internet, software, consumer and financial technology industries. Prior to joining Tiger Global, Don spent 19 years in various leadership roles for the Federal Reserve System including Business Transformation Executive where he led the successful transformation of the finance, HR and procurement functions for 22,000 users. Don served as CIO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, was awarded the Boston CIO of the Year ORBiE award by the Boston CIO Leadership Association. During his time at the Fed, he also had a number of leadership roles including cybersecurity, shared services, and mission critical operations.
