The CIO ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have shown excellence in technology leadership in Georgia. Congratulations to this year’s award recipients!
CIO ORBIE nominees & finalists are honored at a series of executive events, beginning with the Nominee Event and ending with the CIO ORBIE Awards.
As chief executive officer for Accenture North America, Jimmy Etheredge inspires 65,000-plus Accenture people in the United States and Canada to harness technology and human ingenuity to deliver value and responsible change for clients and communities. A member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee, Jimmy joined Accenture in 1985, became a partner in 1997. Prior to assuming his current role in 2019, he served as senior managing director of Accenture’s U.S. Southeast region, where he oversaw Accenture’s business across 10 states, including major markets such as Atlanta, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. Passionate about doing well and doing good, Jimmy drives the North American business’ bottom line, while simultaneously taking aggressive steps to improve the quality—and equality—of people’s lives. He champions programs for mental health and he fiercely advocates for people in under-served communities. Jimmy received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He lives in Atlanta, where he remains active with his alma mater and the local community.
Georgia CIO ORBIE 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 Georgia through a series of year-long events.
| 7:15am - 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 ORBIE® Awards |
Jean Holley is a decisive, results-driven global business leader with experience successfully developing strategic plans, executing digital transformations, turnarounds and leveraging technologies in a variety of industries including cyber security, high tech, manufacturing and supply chain and logistics. Her leadership style drives measurable results through the eyes of a customer while balancing shareholder interests. She is collaborative, innovative, with an eye for talent, building a diverse high-performance culture. At the board level, Jean’s expertise includes strategy, audit and risk management, activist communications, corporate culture, compensation, governance, and technology including cyber security.
