Ronald W. Huston, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Agency services director and state enterprise architect, Governor's Office of Information Technology
- Employer
- State of Colorado
- Location
- Denver
- First job:
- "Delivering the newspaper."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Learn both sides of the issue before making a decision."
- Favorite vice:
- "Cookies -- any kind."
- What do you love about IT?
- "Seeing the user of new technology have an ?aha' moment when the light bulb clicks and they realize the value for them."
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington
- Passion outside of work:
- "Family. In particular, spending time with my two grandchildren."
- Favorite ice cream flavor:
- Rocky road
- Favorite book:
- "Anything written by Clive Cussler."
- Favorite TV show:
- Hogan's Heroes
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "I am a strong believer in collaboration. I firmly believe that individuals have good ideas, but by bringing a group together, great ideas are born. My No. 1 goal is to remove the roadblocks that prevent people from achieving their mission."