Kevin T. Hart, 2009 Honoree

- Title
- CIO
- Employer
- Level 3 Communications Inc.
- Location
- Broomfield, , Colo.
- First job:
- "Customer service representative (a.k.a., a bag boy at a grocery store)."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "A prior manager once told me that I have no billable skills and would never make partner. That particular discussion only served to inspire me."
- Passion outside of work:
- "Being the world's greatest dad for three beautiful daughters."
- Your recreational best:
- "Finished the London Marathon in three and a half hours."
- Favorite sport:
- "Soccer. In college, I played as captain of the Tulsa men's soccer team and led them to win 39 consecutive home games in a row -- a standing NCAA Division I record."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Results. Vision. Teamwork. Honesty. Integrity. Communication. Eighty-twenty solutions. Empowerment. Recognition. Support. Focus. Patience. Perseverance. Positive thinking."