Deadline to Submit: January 14, 2026 | Nominate Now
The annual US CIO 100 Awards, entering its 28th year, celebrates 100 organizations and the IT teams within them that use technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence.
Winning a CIO 100 Award signals to the industry—and to your organization—that your team is delivering true business value through innovation. It elevates your company’s brand, strengthens talent attraction and retention, and showcases your leadership’s commitment to transformation. And because the award is given to companies rather than individuals, it’s an honor that entire teams may enjoy.
Winners will be recognized at the CIO 100 Symposium & Awards at the Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa in Frisco, TX, from August 17-19, 2026.
At the conference, finalists and winners take the spotlight among a national community of CIOs and technology leaders. It’s a rare opportunity to share your story, learn from the year’s most impactful initiatives, and connect with peers who are redefining what’s possible in enterprise IT.
Give your team the recognition they’ve earned. Nominate now and step onto the 2026 stage.
About the CIO 100 Awards
What is the CIO 100 Awards?
The CIO 100 Awards are an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence in business technology. The awards are given annually to 100 IT organizations in companies from a range of industries, from financial services to manufacturing, health care, higher ed, and more.
What are the benefits of winning the CIO 100?
Winning a CIO 100 awards generates positive PR and provides tangible, companywide recognition of the IT organization’s hard work and accomplishments.
The CIO 100 award is given to companies rather than individuals, so it is an honor everyone on your staff can take pride in receiving. Executives from the winning companies will be recognized among their peers and colleagues at the annual CIO 100 Symposium & Awards in August 2025. Winning organizations will have access to a Press Release Guide from CIO, including sample copy and quotes from CIO’s Editors. The awards also generate coverage on CIO.com, which lists the winning companies and judges.
What is the CIO 100 Symposium?
CIO 100 Symposium is a conference produced by the award winning media brand, CIO.com, this exclusive event is your gateway to three days of transformative insights, unparalleled networking, and recognition of groundbreaking achievements. The conference concludes with an awards ceremony celebrating the CIO 100 winners and Hall of Fame inductees.
Who are some past winners?
Aflac, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, TIAA, Ulta Beauty, UPS, Verizon, UC San Diego, and Nationwide are some of the well-known companies that won a CIO 100 Award in 2025. View the full list of 2025 winners.
Is there a fee for entry?
Yes, the cost of entry is $50. If you plan to submit multiple projects, you may purchase up to 10 applications at a time. Note that your organization can win only one award in a given year.
What are the eligibility requirements?
Any US based projects that have produced an internally beneficial technology or service is eligible to be nominated. Projects must be at least in a pilot stage; and have already delivered early findings/results.
Technology vendors can apply for the award, but this is not an award for IT vendors’ products. If the outcome of your submitted IT project (i.e., the business benefit) is to produce a technology product or service sold directly to IT buyers, it will be disqualified from consideration. However, if your innovative project produces an internally beneficial technology or service (ie, one not designed be sold to customers), you are welcome to apply for a CIO 100 Award.
Who can nominate?
Technology leaders, directors and executives, other qualified team members, as well as internal or external PR representatives may nominate a company or organization.
Technology vendors and their PR representatives are also invited to submit nominations, which can be a great way to recognize your clients and their customers. The nomination must be on behalf of the customer’s project/initiative. Technology vendors should not nominate any technology product or service they sell to external customers or clients.
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