In 2017, The TAG Diversity Awards recognized a select group of industry GameChangers along with the recipient of the prestigious Diversity Leadership Award. The work and achievements of these outstanding individuals are helping to advance diversity and inclusion in Georgia’s technology community.
The 2017 GameChangers hail from large and small companies, startups and organizations across a variety of sectors:
COMMUNITY
- Joey Womack, Founder/CEO
Amplify4Good/Goodie Nation - Kathryn Finney, CEO/Managing Director/Founder
digital undivided - Amy Corn, SVP Marketing & Corporate Communications
Global Payments Inc.
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
- Richard Makerson, CEO and Managing Partner
BlueFletch - Wei-Chun Tai, Partner
Mosley Ventures
DIGITAL MARKETING
- Jackie Parker, VP
Arketi Group - Claudia Howard, Global Brand Manager
The Weather Company, an IBM Business - Jacqui Chew, Founder/CEO
iFusion
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
- M.Cole Jones, Principal
RIISE Ventures - D. Quincy Johnson, VP, Strategic Products
Turner - N. Liberty White, Executive Director
ATL WebFest/ Chozen Media
FINTECH
- Nigel Andre, CFA, SVP Finance
First Data Corporation - Yaton Bowens, SVP, Technology, CTO
InfoTycoon - Georgina Nelson, Founder and CEO
TruRating
HEALTH IT
- Ken Stewart, Senior Director of HR
Qmatic - Dominic Mack, MD, MBA, Director
National Center for Primary Care of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) - Chrissa McFarlane, Founder + CEO
Patientory
INFO SECURITY
- Carlos Batista, SVP, Secure Design & Engineering
SunTrust - Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan, CEO and Founder
Pindrop Security - Abby Zumstein, Senior RFP Security Specialist
VMware AirWatch
LOGISTICS TECH
- Mary Frances Jones, Head of Product + Design
Roadie - Sanjeev Siotia, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Manhattan Associates - Debra Lam, Managing Director
Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech
MEDIA COVERAGE
- Dana Barrett, Host/Producer
Biz 1190-WAFS-AM - Tim Thomas, QC/Station Operations Manager
11Alive-WXIA-TV - Tasnim Shamma, Reporter
WABE 90.1 FM
