The CIO ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have shown excellence in technology leadership in Wisconsin. 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.
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin through a series of year-long events.
| 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Pre-Event Networking |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | VIP Reception |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | CIO ORBIE® Awards |
David Cagigal is currently serving as a CXO Advisor for Zscaler as well as a Board Member for the Wisconsin Cyber Threat Response Alliance (WICTRA). He is also advising other organizations regarding cyber security challenges and opportunities in building and sustaining cyber defenses focused on Zero Trust Principles. David Cagigal was appointed CIO for the State of Wisconsin in November 2012. As the CIO, he also serves as Division Administrator for the Division of Enterprise Technology (DET). DET manages the state’s IT assets and provides technology to state agencies such as computer services, voice-data-video telecommunications, and print and mail services. David retired June 2020. While as the State CIO, he collaborated with more than 30 Agency CIOs to implement an enterprise ERP (Oracle – Peoplesoft), consolidate all agency data centers into a single enterprise data center as well as improve broadband connectivity throughout the state to more than 760 state offices, local government, 425 K-12 School Districts, 350 libraries and influencing providers to connect the citizens of Wisconsin. David was also instrumental in improving cyber defenses in state and local government. He worked extensively with the Wisconsin National Guard, National Governor’s Association (NGA) and the Department of Homeland Security – CISA to protect 16 Critical Infrastructure/Key Resource Sectors. He also initiated the formation of Wisconsin’s Cyber Response Teams to address cyber threats and attacks. David was also the Chief Information Officer for Alliant Energy from 2004 to 2011 serving electric and gas customers in Wisconsin and Iowa. David has held executive IT positions at DeVry University, DePaul University, Maytag and Amoco. David was honored to serve as: University of Wisconsin, Erdman Center (MBA), Advisory Board Member Wisconsin Homeland Security Council, Member Wisconsin Cyber Strategy & Planning Working Group, Chair Wisconsin Broadband Stakeholder Working Group, Co-Chair Wisconsin Digital Government Summit, Speaker and Advisory Board Member Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders 2007-2016, Urban League of Greater Madison, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Chair – Building Committee for Economic Development and Workforce Training Center ($4M, 30K Sq. Ft. Facility) and Education Committee Chair (Three, Three Year Terms) 2015 & 2019 State Executive of the Year 2013-2020, Government Information Processors Association of Wisconsin, Speaker & Member 2013-2020, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), National Broadband Committee Chair, Speaker & Member 2016-2021, Wisconsin Society of Information Management, Speaker & Member 2006-2020, Wisconsin Technology Network – Fusion Conferences, Speaker & Advisory Board 2018 Distinguished Friend of Education Award by the Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) and the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) during the School Leaders Advancing Technology in Education (SLATE) Convention 2020 – Government Technology - Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers David holds a BS and MBA from DePaul University.
