Center for the Management of IT

About Us

Established in 1991, the McIntire School of Commerce's Center for the Management of Information Technology (CMIT) provides opportunities for business and higher education to work together in diverse areas related to information technology. Through a program of interdisciplinary cooperation, the Center promotes faculty research, IT education, and engagements with industry and UVA alumni. In its more than three-decade history, CMIT has provided support for dozens of high-impact research projects and collaborations by McIntire faculty and hosted hundreds of programs featuring renowned speakers from around the world.

Center Scholars

CMIT Scholars are thought leaders who share their IT-related expertise with the McIntire School’s students and alumni, as well as the Center’s network of practitioners through scholarly research, education, and outreach activities.

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CMIT Fellows

CMIT Fellows are industry leaders who consult with CMIT Scholars and actively engage in Center-sponsored research, education, and outreach activities.

Dan Elron, Managing Partner, Enabled Strategy; Former Managing Director of Corporate Strategy, Technology, and Innovation at Accenture

Theresa Payton, CEO, Senior Partner & President, Fortalice Solutions; Former CIO at The White House; Former SVP at Bank of America

Christopher Porter, Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer (CSO), Fannie Mae

CMIT IT Leadership Award

The Center presents this award annually in recognition of exceptional leadership in the field of information technology. Recipients have led significant efforts to deliver business value using IT, while simultaneously demonstrating the core attributes of vision, innovation, and integrity.

2025 – Rob Alexander, CIO, Capital One Financial
2024 – Steve Cooper, Former CIO of American Red Cross, FAA, DHS, Commerce
2023 - Virginia Evans, Vice President and CIO, University of Virginia (retired)
2022 - Stephanie Mango, President, CGI Federal
2021 - Shailesh Prakash, Former EVP and CIO, The Washington Post
2020 - Theresa Payton, CEO, Fortalice Solutions
2019 - Shamim Mohammad, EVP and CITO, CarMax

CMIT Emerging Leader in IT Award

This award is given to a fourth-year Commerce student who has exhibited tremendous academic performance while simultaneously demonstrating the core attributes of an emerging leader, including being an excellent communicator and innovator and displaying quiet confidence, integrity, and respect for others.

Class of 2025 - Pranet Pinnamaneni
Class of 2024 - Emma Mei Andreas
Class of 2023 - Marco Centanaro Garcia
Class of 2022 - Emily Kruse
Class of 2021 - Sebastian Heinonen
Class of 2020 - Megan Collins
Class of 2019 - Tyler Walker
Class of 2018 - Lauren Fogel
Class of 2017 - Angela Shen
Class of 2016 - Arthur N. Wu
Class of 2015 - Sarah Rennich
Class of 2014 - Samuel D. Ford

M.S. in MIT Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technology

M.S. MIT Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technology

This award is given to a student or students in the M.S. in Management of IT (M.S. in MIT) Program for their outstanding scholarship and contributions to the learnings of their peers. Recipients understand how IT contributes to business value and serve as an exemplar of the program’s objectives.

Class of 2023 - Alexandra Dimas, Kristen Lewis, and Chris Rogers
Class of 2022 – Kristus Ratliff and Mary-Hunter Sanders
Class of 2021 – Jonathan Fry and Elise Kain
Class of 2020 – Erika Lee Elliston, Arun Gambhir, and Katherine Lee
Class of 2019 – James Kockler, Courtney Modecki, and John Young
Class of 2018 – Spencer Cummings and Jared Wall
Class of 2017 – Elizabeth Majewski, Rajesh Nilawar, and Fernando Velasco
Class of 2016 – Dan O’Brien
Class of 2015 – Kleber R. Santos

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