dozen leading-edge social media engagement tools. Intent Media Works As the CTO and Co-Founder of Intent Media Works, the largest distributor of authorized online music media and entertainment file downloads, Ottolenghi spent four years working on groundbreaking projects including the first platform for providing legal and authorized forms of downloadable media content to consumers that led to the first licensing deals with Pandora and Spotify. Ottolenghi spent nine years at top travel and hospitality companies Agentware Incorporated, CWT, and Holiday Inn Worldwide developing platforms that revolutionized the industry including the first and most influential search engine for the travel industry which was licensed to Kayak and was later sold to Priceline.com for $1.8 billion. Recognitions and awards Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Employer of the Year (2012) GA Tech, Employee of the Year (2010 & 2011) Distributed Computing Industry Association, Innovator of the Year (2006) Runner-up, Technology Person of the Year, Travel Agent Magazine (2002) Nominated CIO of the Year 1998, Information Week Named Top 100 Most Influential Person’s in Travel Industry, Travel Agent Magazine (1998) Named Top 50 Rising Star by Travel Agent Magazine (1997) Entrepreneur of the Year, North Carolina (1989) Business Transformation 150, 2020 Digital Transformation Trailblazer, 2019 CIO 100, 2018 Breakaway CIO, 2018 AI/Data Analytics Innovator, 2018 CIO of the Year, Gaming/Hospitality, 2017/2018 References American businesspeople Chief information officers Goizueta Business School alumni Duke University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)