Runners up

Anthony Hill, Golden Gate University: The CTO of San Francisco-based Golden Gate University, exemplified the role of an action-oriented IT manager in 2002, using an Internet-based business model to transform the school’s IT structure, modernizing it in a cost-effective way. As part of his aggressive approach, Hill began instituting Oracle database applications across campus systems and drawing up plans for Web services implementation where possible.

Will Sterling, Island ECN: If you’re looking for advice on efficiently designing and running a datacenter for an around-the-clock operation, then Will Sterling is your man. As president and CTO of New York-based Island ECN, an exchange where as many as 15 million stock orders can be matched and executed electronically daily, Sterling has designed a set of datacenters that employ about 2,000 Intel-based machines each. With the acquisition of Island by Instinet, also based in New York, Sterling now also serves as head of Instinet’s Broker-Dealer Execution and Clearing Group.

Enzo Micali, 1-800-Flowers.com: Using what has come to be known as the cross-organizational Roadmap initiative, Enzo Micali’s enterprise approach is aimed at positioning Westbury, N.Y.-based 1-800-Flowers.com for rapid growth and scalability. He has defined the company’s technology architecture and integrated acquired affliates: Plow & Hearth, Magic Cabin Dolls, HearthSong, and the recently acquired The Popcorn Factory. Through Micali’s leadership, the Roadmap will be used as an ongoing framework for all IT budgeting and hiring.

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