Leading CISOs honored for leadership, enterprise security, and business impact.
BOSTON, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2026 BostonCISO ORBIE Awards honored leading chief information security officers (CISOs) from Omnicom Group, Bain & Company, Inc, Group1001, Cambridge Health Alliance, Flagship Pioneering, Babson College & Analog Devices, Inc. for their exceptional leadership. Hosted by BostonCISO, a chapter of the Inspire Leadership Network, the prestigious awards honor CISOs who drive business transformation and industry impact.
Held at the Renaissance Boston Seaport District, the ceremony brought together top executives and industry leaders to honor excellence in security leadership across seven award categories.
“Behind every successful cybersecurity strategy is a CISO sharing a vision and a team rallying to the cause,” said Bob Litterer, BostonCISO Chair. “The ORBIE Awards are the most recognized and celebrated validation of these high performing leaders and the teams they’ve guided and inspired.”
Meet the 2026 BostonCISO ORBIE Award Winners:
- Russell Koste, CISO, Analog Devices, Inc., received the Leadership ORBIE.
- Christina Mazzone, Deputy CISO, Omnicom Group, received the Super Global ORBIE for organizations over $17 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.
- Tyler Gilbreath, EVP & CISO, Bain & Company, Inc, received the Global ORBIE for organizations over $4 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.
- Christopher Kennedy, CISO, Group1001, received the Large Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $1.5 billion annual revenue.
- Astrid Lambert, CISO, Cambridge Health Alliance, received the Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $875 million annual revenue.
- Julia Starr, CISO & DPO, Flagship Pioneering, received the Large Corporate ORBIE for organizations over $400 million annual revenue.
- Michael Gioia, CISO, Babson College, received the Corporate ORBIE for organizations up to $325 million annual revenue.
About the ORBIE:
The ORBIE is the preeminent executive recognition for C-suite leaders. Since 1998, the ORBIE Awards have recognized leadership excellence, building relationships between executives and trusted business partners, and inspiring the next generation of executives. Finalists and winners are selected through an independent peer-adjudicated process led by prior ORBIE recipients based on the following criteria:
- Leadership and management effectiveness
- Business protection created by enterprise security
- Engagement in industry and community endeavors
BostonCISO ORBIE Keynote & Attendance:
The keynote address for the BostonCISO ORBIE Awards was delivered by Russell Koste, CISO, Analog Devices, Inc., & Michael Daly, VP & CISO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Over 300 guests attended, representing leading New England organizations and their technology partners.
The following partners made the 2026 BostonCISO ORBIE Awards possible:
- Underwriters: Fortinet, T-Mobile for Business & WEI
- Gold Partners: Chainguard & Optiv
- Silver Partners: 7AI, Armis, Cyera, DigiCert, Red Canary, SentinelOne, Sublime Security & Tata Consultancy Services
- Bronze Partners: Aqueduct Technologies, AttackIQ, Between Pixels, Dragos, Elisity, Firemon, Forescout Technologies, GuidePoint Security, Horizon3.ai, K Logic Security, Proofpoint, RSM US, SDG, Symmetry Systems, Tevora, Winslow Tech Group & X-Analytics
- Media Partner: Boston Business Journal
- Nonprofit Partner: Year Up United
To learn more about partnership opportunities and how to connect with leading C-suite executives across North America, click here.
About BostonCISO:
BostonCISO is the preeminent peer leadership network of chief information security officers (CISOs) in New England. As one of over 40 chapters of the Inspire Leadership Network, BostonCISO belongs to a national membership organization exclusively comprised of C-suite leaders from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit institutions.
BostonCISO is led by a CISO Advisory Board, with support from an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives support the chapter and ensure the programs remain non-commercial and exclusive to qualified CISOs and members.
About Inspire Leadership Network:
Inspire Leadership Network is the preeminent peer leadership network of C-suite executives. With nearly 2,000 members across more than 40 local chapters, Inspire members serve public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare, and non-profit institutions. Inspire exists to help leaders thrive in today’s most challenging executive roles.
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