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The Technology
Power List
2026
The CIOs, CTOs and CISOs keeping the world’s most demanding companies running, secure, and ahead of what’s next — recognized for the influence they carry, in the enterprise and in public.
The 2026 Edition
The systems that run the modern enterprise are invisible until they aren’t. These eighteen technology leaders — CIOs, CTOs and CISOs — keep the world’s most demanding companies running, secure, and ready for whatever comes next.
How honorees are chosen
Ranked across five dimensions of influence
Influence isn’t a popularity contest. Each leader is weighed on a blend of public presence and standing in the field — reach, voice, prominence, newsworthiness, and the kind of leadership we’d champion.
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Reach
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Public Voice
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Prominence
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Newsworthiness
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Strategic Fit
The Class of 2026
Hover or tap any leader to flip their card and read the citation. A gold mark denotes a recognized LinkedIn Top Voice. This list grows through the year as the class takes shape.
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Matei Zaharia
Co-founder & CTO
Matei Zaharia created Apache Spark, MLflow and Delta Lake — foundational tools of modern data and AI — and as Databricks’ co-founder and CTO is shaping how enterprises build with AI.
Category — Technology
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LinkedIn Top Voice
Kevin Scott
EVP AI & CTO
As Microsoft’s CTO, Kevin Scott architected the OpenAI partnership and the Copilot era, and is among the most thoughtful voices on how AI reshapes both technology and society.
Category — Technology
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Lori Beer
Global CIO
Lori Beer runs technology for the largest U.S. bank — a multibillion-dollar budget and tens of thousands of engineers — making her one of the most influential enterprise technology leaders in the world.
Category — Enterprise IT
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
Amazon’s CTO since 2005, Werner Vogels helped invent the modern cloud and remains its most recognizable technologist, charting where distributed systems and AI go next.
Category — Technology
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Alissa "Dr Jay" Abdullah
SVP & Deputy CSO
A White House technology veteran turned Mastercard deputy security chief, Dr. Jay Abdullah is one of cybersecurity’s most compelling voices on protecting the digital economy — and widening who leads in the field.
Category — Security
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Sastry Durvasula
SEVP, Chief Operating, Information & Digital Officer
Sastry Durvasula leads operations, data and digital for a trillion-dollar asset manager, and is among the most prolific enterprise voices on putting AI to work responsibly.
Category — Enterprise IT
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Rinki Sethi
Chief Security & Strategy Officer
A veteran CISO of some of tech’s biggest names, Rinki Sethi is one of security’s most followed leaders — and a tireless champion for the next generation of women in cyber.
Category — Security
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Mark Russinovich
CTO & Deputy CISO, Azure
Sysinternals creator and Azure CTO Mark Russinovich is a beloved engineer’s engineer — securing the world’s cloud while still shipping, teaching and writing along the way.
Category — Security
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Deneen DeFiore
VP & CISO
Deneen DeFiore secures one of the world’s largest airlines and is a leading voice on cyber resilience where safety, operations and trust all meet.
Category — Security
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LinkedIn Top Voice
Mojgan Lefebvre
EVP & Chief Technology & Operations Officer
Mojgan Lefebvre leads technology and operations at a Dow-30 insurer, recognized as one of the industry’s foremost enterprise transformation executives.
Category — Technology
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Jerry Geisler
EVP & Global CISO
Jerry Geisler is the global CISO for the world’s largest retailer, defending one of the biggest attack surfaces on earth for hundreds of millions of customers.
Category — Security
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Nicole Darden Ford
VP, Customer Security Officer
Nicole Darden Ford is a high-impact security leader and a prominent advocate for diversity in cyber, shaping how customers stay secure at global scale.
Category — Security
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Amala Duggirala
EVP & Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Now leading digital and technology for Delta, Amala Duggirala is modernizing the systems behind one of the world’s most beloved travel brands.
Category — Technology
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Pat Opet
Global CISO
As global CISO of the world’s most systemically important bank, Pat Opet set the agenda on supplier security with a public call the whole industry took notice of.
Category — Security
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Sabina Ewing
SVP Business & Tech Services & Global CIO
Sabina Ewing leads global technology at a healthcare giant and is a leading voice on technology as a force for better health.
Category — Enterprise IT
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David Reber Jr.
Chief Security Officer & Head of Product Security
David Reber Jr. is chief security officer at the company powering the AI era, securing the infrastructure the world’s breakthroughs now run on.
Category — Security
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Todd Kackley
VP & Global CIO
Todd Kackley sets the technology direction for a global aerospace and defense leader — from Bell’s digital roadmap behind a landmark U.S. Army aircraft win to a generative-AI push reshaping how Textron turns data into decisions.
Category — Enterprise IT
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Bobby Aflatooni
EVP & CIO
Bobby Aflatooni is rebuilding the technology behind two of America’s largest discount retailers at once — replacing five core systems in five years, all in service of the value-focused customer at the heart of every decision.
Category — Enterprise IT
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