CIO Bulletin

Top 10 Inspiring leaders to Watch 2020

Company	Management	Description
Optizmo Technologies www.optizmo.com	Khris Thayer, CEO & Co-Founder	Khris Thayer brings over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurial and corporate environments, including 5 years working in the venture capital arena, leading research teams and developing strategies to successfully bring various SciTech and Consumer products to the market.
WP Engine wpengine.com	Heather Brunner Chairwoman & CEO	Heather Brunner has steered the company to hyper-growth and global expansion.A 27-year technology veteran, Heather helped create billions in value and drove customer success and business strategy for companies including Bazaarvoice, Coremetrics, Trilogy, Oracle and Accenture.
SEA Electric www.sea-electric.com	Tony Fairweather, Founder President, CEO & CTO	After completing a Mechanical Engineering Degree, Tony Fairweather entered the corporate world with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA), during which time he completed a Master of Business in Enterprise Innovation, which initiated his passion for entrepreneurship.
Amped Lead Generation www.ampedleadgen.com	Rick Orozco, CEO & Founder	A renaissance man, Rick Orozco has had great success in four different industries. He is the owner of a network of businesses including Amped Lead Generation, Amped Digital Solutions, Amped Business Solutions, Amped Rescue, Amped Database Management, and Latin Twang Entertainment.
YYC TECH CONSULTING www.yyc-tech.com	CEO & VP of Business Development	Jonathan Hartney always had a passion for technology. As a result, he has opened several of his own companies in the technology space, ranging from project management to software development and high tech.
AfrikRising afrikrising.org	Christine Reidhead CEO	Christine Reidhead is an avid seeker of knowledge and a zealous humanitarian who shares an incredible passion for the art of serving the community. Serving as an advocate of education, she aims to enlighten the lives of underserved communities.
Game Marketing Genie www.gamemarketinggenie.com	Hersh Bhatt, CEO & Co-Founder	Trained in marketing and management at The University of Melbourne, Hersh Bhatt is the CEO and co-founder of a leading data-driven marketing company called atisfy. After graduating at age 22, he joined PI.EXCHANGE, an AI and data science start-up as their first and only marketer.
Neocis Inc. www.neocis.com	Alon Mozes CEO & Co-Founder	Dr. Alon Mozes has been working in computer graphics and image-guided applications for nearly 20 years. As a principal engineer and one of the first 20 employees at MAKO Surgical Corp., he helped develop the software for their ground-breaking Rio system for orthopedic robotic surgery.
vXchnge www.vxchnge.com	Keith Olsen Chairman & CEO	Keith Olsen's wealth of management and practical leadership experiences in the industry span more than thirty years and have played a major role in driving vXchnge’s accelerated growth.
RigUp www.rigup.com	Xuan Yong, CEO & Co-Founder	Before co-founding RigUp, Xuan Yong was an energy investor at Citadel and D.E. Shaw. He began his career as an energy analyst at Goldman Sachs. Xuan graduated from Texas A&M University.