2025 Chief Officer Awards

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Welcome to the 2025 Chief Officer Awards

Moving forward, WashingtonExec is combining its two highly- anticipated award ceremonies into one exclusive industry event! We’re excited to introduce the better-than-ever Chief Officer Awards on June 4, 2025 – bringing together the best of the best from our previous Chief Officer Awards and Pinnacle Awards into one all-encompassing celebration. 

We’re gathering the most influential and popular categories for an opportunity to recognize the game-changers, impact-makers and innovators of GovCon. Don’t miss your once-a-year chance to nominate your executives today!

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Event Information

Finalist Announcement

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
at The Hilton in Tysons Corner, VA

Schedule

Networking:
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Lunch & Award Presentation:
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

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2025 Award Finalists

Private & Public

Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year

Sean Harrison

Rick Hubbard

Kyle Tuberson

Daniel Keller

Brandy Durham

Andrew Hallman

Private

CEO of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M

Simone Feldman

Scott Pfister

Rick Wagner

Mike Morehouse

Jon Rucker

Jeff Bohling

Dennis Kelly

Public

CEO of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M

Zach Parker

John Ustica

Daniel Ford

Private & Public

CEO of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $500M

Doug Wagoner

Bill Ballhaus

Andy Green

Private

CEO of the Year

Annual Revenue Less than $100M

Wendy Romeu

Wayne Wilkinson

Rob Schroder

Jonathan Evans

John Akkara

Alex Duan

Private & Public

CFO of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M

Angela Rothwell

Kathryn JohnBull

Larry Bradshaw 

Mladen Brkic

Pamela Rothka

Zach Sampson

Private & Public

CFO of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $500M

Daniel Mitchell

Ryan Garner

Travis Johnson

Private

CFO of the Year

Annual Revenue Less than $100M

Amy Wood

David Uehlinger

JD Kuhn

Jill McFarlane

Kathleen Dickson

Manuel Mendez

Private

CGO or BD Executive of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $100M and Less than $500M

Amir Capriles

Dan Reed

Dan Riggs

John Hart

Kelli Usé-Hull

Pat Collins

Private & Public

CGO or BD Executive of the Year

Annual Revenue Greater than $500M

Dave Hearding

Marcus Lopez

Paul Tartaglione

Ravi Dankanikote

Rich Bamonte

Sean Love

Private

CGO or BD Executive of the Year

Annual Revenue Less than $100M

Amanda Windle

Blake Hershey

Brian Westhoff

Frank Russo

Jeffrey Mujsce

Mack McIntosh

Private & Public

CHRO or HR Executive of the Year

Amy Orzechowski

Christina Payne

Danielle Cole

Julie Anna Barker

Kristen Mullins

Rebecca Hannahs

Private & Public

CMO or Marketing Executive of the Year

Amanda Rudolph

Brian Wagner

Jacqueline Lampert

Melody Pleasure

Stephanie Haynes

Private

CTO of the Year

Alex Thaman

Brent Hansen

Erik Ekwurzel

Harish Nanda

Jared Summers

Jennifer Sample, Ph.D

Public

CTO of the Year

Bob Rhodes

Bob Ritchie

Mike Raker

Noel Hara

Private

Cybersecurity Executive of the Year

Chris Dias

Patti Chanthaphone

Robert Denz

Scott Edwards

Steve O’Dell

Tom Afferton

Public

Cybersecurity Executive of the Year

Derek Hardy

Eric Trexler

Paul Michaels

Steve Hittle

Private & Public

DoD Executive of the Year

Cedric George

Greg Bowman

James Kennedy

Josh Jackson

Peter Santighian

Steve Shapiro

Private & Public

Executive Assistant (EA) of the Year

Ashley Crouse

Cameron Orr

Jenae Shank

Kenisha Craig

Nicole Alley

Private & Public

General Counsel and / or Compliance Executive of the Year

Jack Mulcaire

Jeremy Nance

Matthew Madalo

Michelle Bryan

Ryan Litrakis

Zak Mahshie

Private & Public

Healthcare Executive of the Year

Geoff Howard

Jerry Hogge

Kamal Narang

Meaghan Carter

Nathan Sanders

Tom Lapato

How to Nominate

Nominating a standout leader for the Chief Officer Awards is easy and impactful. Recognize the visionary achievements of executives in your network and give them the recognition they deserve.

Nominations are closed.
Nomination Process
  1. Review the award categories.
  2. Download a sample nomination form to prepare your submission.
  3. Submit your nomination by Monday, March 17th, 5:00 PM EST.
  4. Finalists will be announced in April.
Award Categories

From Artificial Intelligence to Healthcare, the Chief Officer Awards encompass a wide array of categories across multiple sectors. Explore the full list of categories on our Nominations Page.

Lifetime Achievement

Renny DiPentima
Renato (Renny) DiPentima
President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) SRA International, Inc.

Our Judges

Barbie Bigelow
Barbie Bigelow
Board Director & Investment Advisor
Bob Genter
Bob Genter
C Suite Executive
Jerry McGinn, Ph.D
Jerry McGinn, Ph.D.
Executive Director and Strategic Advisor
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Frequently Asked Questions


You do not need to be a member of WashingtonExec to participate – this event is open to the public.


There is no cost to participate.

Yes, all award categories listed from public, private, and Government will have one individual award recipient

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The nomination questions differ by award category. View a sample nomination form here:
Download Sample Ballot (PDF)

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There are no more than two questions per award category. You can preview a sample nomination form with all of the questions/criteria here:

Download Sample Ballot (PDF)

Download Sample Ballot (DOC)

Yes. We encourage past winners, nominees, and nominators to submit nominations for the Chief Officer Awards. Moving forward, WashingtonExec is combining its two highly- anticipated award ceremonies into one exclusive industry event! 

Yes, you can.  You must submit a separate individual nomination for each person that you would like to nominate.  You can submit multiple nominations per category.

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