Minnesota’s CIO and the Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT), Tarek Tomes, was awarded the 2020 Twin Cities Nonprofit/Public Sector CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Award. The Twin Cities CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards honor chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. 

Commissioner Tomes also recently accepted the HMG Strategy 2020 Global Technology Executives Who Matter Award. This award honors premier leaders who have delivered unparalleled value to their organizations in innovation, business transformation, digital disruption, and talent development. The award was presented at the 2020 Minneapolis CIO Executive Leadership Summit on September 22nd, 2020. 

You can find the Governor's release on the award here.