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 GregoireCEOCA Technologies Tom GeorgensFormer CEONetApp 2012 Bill McDermottCEOSAP 2011 Mark BenioffCEOSalesforce 2010 James B. Lee Jr. Former Vice ChairJP Morgan Chase 2009 Joe TucciFormer CEOEMC 2008 John ChambersFormer CEOCisco