Past Gala Honorees 2019 David L. StewardChairman and FounderWorld Wide Technology John W. ThompsonChairman of the BoardMicrosoft 2018 Don CallahanHead of Operations & TechnologyCiti Ginni RomettyChairman, President and CEOIBM 2017 Robert F. SmithChairman & FounderVista Equity Partners Chuck RobbinsCEOCisco 2016 Meg WhitmanFormer CEOHPE 2015 Michael DellCEODell Technologies 2014 Guy ChiarelloPresidentFiserv 2013 Mike GregoireFormer Chairman & CEOCA Technologies Tom GeorgensFormer CEONetApp 2012 Bill McDermottCEOSAP 2011 Marc BenioffCEOSalesforce 2010 James B. Lee Jr. Former Vice ChairJP Morgan Chase 2009 Joe TucciFormer CEOEMC 2008 John ChambersFormer CEOCisco