Large Enterprise Finalists

Reju George is Vice President, Digital and Enterprise Technology at HARMAN International, leading technology strategy, operations, and transformation for the global Automotive division. With 25+ years of IT leadership experience, he has led major programs in data and AI, enterprise platforms, manufacturing technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. He is known for aligning technology investments to business outcomes, developing global teams, and building digital capabilities that create measurable enterprise value.

Under my leadership, HARMAN Automotive Digital advanced digitalization across key domains, improved data governance and quality, and shifted major initiatives from project delivery to measurable outcomes. We also led SAP S/4 transformation, M&A integrations and divestitures, and partnered with operations to manage supply-chain disruption through stronger digital enablement. The biggest accomplishment is cultural: partner functions increasingly see Digital as a business enabler that improves speed, decision quality, risk management, and business value.

Alex Gutman is Chief Technology Officer at Gilbane, where he leads enterprise technology strategy, cybersecurity, data and analytics, AI enablement, operations technology, and digital innovation. He focuses on aligning technology investments with business outcomes, strengthening organizational resilience, and scaling responsible innovation across the enterprise. Alex is passionate about helping organizations leverage technology, data, and AI to improve decision-making, operational performance, and client value while preparing for the future of the construction industry.

Under my leadership, Gilbane’s Technology team has evolved from a traditional support organization into a strategic business enabler. We modernized our digital foundation, strengthened cybersecurity and resilience, expanded enterprise data capabilities, and established the framework for responsible AI adoption at scale. We have connected technology investments more directly to business outcomes, improving productivity, decision-making, and operational efficiency across the enterprise. Most importantly, we have built the foundation, governance, and capabilities needed to help Gilbane compete in an industry being transformed by AI, data, automation, and rapidly evolving client expectations.

Warren Kudman is a global IT executive with experience in a range of industries and countries. Warren currently serves as SVP of Strategic Technology with Turner Construction, where he support’s Turner’s parent company, the ACS Group, with global IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, and Technology Procurement across multiple operating companies. Formerly a consultant at McKinsey & Company and CIO at Sealed Air Corporation, Warren also serves on the Board of NYC Children’s Theater and Workforce Opportunity Services.

Building a modern IT landscape where enterprise systems are aligned, integrated, cloud based. Also, creating an enterprise data lake that encompasses the majority of Turner’s structured data to support advanced analytics and AI.We have done this while operating at below industry benchmarks for spend as a % of revenue. Our IT landscape is typically more capable and more cost effective than our ACS Group sister companies. As a result of our effectiveness, efficiency, and capabilities, we are becoming a service provider to these other companies, including support for CRM, Risk Management, vendor management, and cybersecurity.

Steve Rullo is Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Guardian, leading technology, digital, data, AI, and cybersecurity. Across his 30-year career, Steve led digital transformations to advance productivity, growth, and innovation across multiple businesses. Prior to Guardian, Steve held technology and operations leadership roles at GE, Cigna, and Anderson Consulting, including international assignments. He serves on the national board of Per Scholas and holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Under Steve’s leadership, Guardian’s Digital and Technology function evolved from a support organization into an enterprise strategic business partner. His team launched and scaled a product operating model that improved delivery by 30–40% and consolidated third-party providers, leading to annual efficiencies reinvested in modernization and AI. The shift to digital has accelerated and transformed how customers engage with Guardian across service, enrollment, and payments, driving a 39% increase in digital adoption. By scaling an enterprise AI platform, the team embedded AI into the highest-value end-to-end processes, streamlining claims, enabling frictionless underwriting, and enhancing service.

Linda Tai is CIO for Enterprise Application Development at M&T Bank, where she leads technology strategy, modernization, architecture, engineering practices, digital capabilities, cloud transformation, and responsible AI enablement. Her leadership focuses on aligning technology to business outcomes, strengthening resiliency, simplifying complexity and developing future leaders. With a nontraditional path from music to technology, Linda brings a collaborative, disciplined, and people-centered approach to driving innovation and modernization across the enterprise.

The accomplishment I am most proud of is helping transform technology into a more resilient, business-aligned capability grounded in disciplined execution and measurable outcomes. My team has repositioned Enterprise Architecture as a more execution-focused function, advanced digital banking modernization, progressed cloud and data center transformation and strengthened operating discipline through metrics-based management. Today, 50% of applications have migrated from or been retired within bank-owned data centers, and 56% have started or completed migration efforts. While those results matter, the most meaningful outcome is a stronger culture of ownership, accountability, data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

As the Chief Information Officer at Consolidated Edison, Kamran leads the Enterprise Technology & Security organization. A respected transformative technology leader, Kamran is driving an artificial intelligence enabled business transformation at ConEd. His executive experience includes SVP and CIO roles at Verizon, Centurylink, Lumen, alongside leadership positions at Liberty Global, Ziggo, Unitymedia, and Virgin Media. He holds degrees in Mathematics and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an MBA from NYIT.

Con Edison’s Enterprise Technology & Security organization has been driving the monumental task of transforming a 200 year-old legacy utility into a modern tech-forward energy company. Our approach to supporting this AI-enabled business transformation encompasses overall technology strategy, IT development, technology support, & comprehensive cyber & physical corporate security. We provided our workforce with the upskilling necessary for high-impact innovation. Now, teams are leveraging key technology partnerships to create significant organizational change. I believe in strong business partnerships that foster long-term change & growth, while honoring Con Edison’s heritage to power, and empower, New York City’s five boroughs and Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties.