Class of 2009 Yearbook: The Honorees

Employer: AXA Technology Services

LOCATION: New York

First job: "I delivered groceries on a bike when I was 13 years old."

Most valuable career advice: "The path to the top is not straight but a zigzag."

Favorite vice: "Good cognac."

Title you'd like to hold someday: "I'd like to be voted father and husband of the year."

What do you love about IT? "There are always new problems to solve."

Write your own epitaph: "He cared about the people he worked with."

Best mentoring relationship: "My current boss."

People you'd invite to your dream dinner party: "My father (deceased 18 years), DaVinci, Michelangelo and Napoleon."

Favorite sport: Soccer

What's in your MP3 player? Eros Ramazzotti, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Andrea Bocelli

In high school, I should have been voted "Most Likely to..." "Own a deli."

Leadership philosophy in a nutshell: "A leader must surround himself/herself with a strong team who complement his/her strengths by filling the gap of his/her weaknesses."