Cox Enterprises’ Carolyn Pleiss Wins GeorgiaCIO ORBIE Award for Tech Leadership

Carolyn Pleiss, senior vice president of Integrated Business Technologies and chief information officer at Cox Enterprises, has received the GeorgiaCIO ORBIE Award in the Large Enterprises category.

This recognition honors Carolyn’s leadership in advancing key technology initiatives and highlights Cox's commitment to innovation.

“Carolyn's leadership has been instrumental in transforming how we use technology to drive business value across the company,” said Dallas Clement, president and CFO of Cox Enterprises. “Her vision and execution have positioned us at the forefront of innovation in AI and data analytics. This recognition is well-deserved, and we're proud to have her as a leader here at Cox.”

An Agile Certified Professional with over 25 years of industry experience, Carolyn leads Cox Enterprises’ IT strategy, architecture, security, compliance, application development and infrastructure. Her accomplishments include: 

• Spearheading Cox Automotive's Dealertrack integration, resulting in multimillion-dollar growth 

• Integrating Data, Analytics and Intelligent Automation under a unified, product-focused strategy 

• Establishing an enterprisewide AI Council to guide responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence 

• Creating an AI Factory to accelerate innovation 

• Launching a process mining platform to identify opportunities for efficiency 

The ORBIE Award recognizes executive leadership and management effectiveness, business value created by technology innovation and engagement in industry and community endeavors. Winners are selected through an independent peer review process led by prior ORBIE recipients. The Large Enterprises category recognizes CIOs of organizations with annual revenue exceeding $8 billion.