Mark O'Gara, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Vice president of infrastructure management
- Employer
- Highmark Inc.
- Location
- Camp Hill, , Pa.
- Favorite vice:
- "Finding good wine."
- Life's ambition or title you'd like to hold someday:
- "I would like to be the CIO of a Fortune 100 company."
- What do you love about IT?
- "The dynamic environment. It's always changing."
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- Dwight Eisenhower, Abraham Lincoln and Bill Gates
- Passion outside of work:
- "Living green. Learning about environmental preservation and alternative energy sources."
- Your recreational best:
- "Single-digit handicap in golf: 8."
- Favorite sport:
- "Football (go Army!)"
- Twenty years ago, I was...
- "A captain in the U.S. Army."
- Favorite ice cream flavor:
- Teaberry
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Concept of the silver bullet: Only ask your boss to help after you've exhausted all your resources."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Run IT as a business. Allocate resources and budget based on the efficiency of services and business requirements."