Dr. Marlon V. Gamido, Office of Management Information Systems director, has been recognized as one of the recipients of the World Chief Information Officers (CIO) 200 Awards during the Philippines CIO 200 Summit 2025, held on April 28 at Dusit Thani Manila.
Dr. Gamido received a plaque as the sole awardee under the “Leader” category of the world’s largest CIO Excellence and Leadership Programme, honored for his significant contributions to technology and digital transformation in his 15 years of service as OMIS director at the university.
He was selected from a competitive pool of top CIOs, IT leaders, and innovators in the country, both from public and private sectors based on their industry contributions and leadership excellence.
“It's an honor to be awarded such. Noong na-receive ko yung award parang nasa cloud nine ako dahil na-recognize yung work ko sa university for the past 30 years na employed ako dito kung saan half of it ay nasa MIS ako, recognized as a driver of innovation, change, and transformation," Dr. Gamido told OPA.
Dr. Gamido shared that he initially registered to attend the summit in December 2024 without any expectation of being an awardee.
“I submitted a registration to attend the summit and two weeks before the event, I received an email and was told that the Philippine country ambassador, Ms. Arlene Romasanta, has personally recommended my profile, recognized the exceptional strengths and suitable for nomination to the prestigious World CIO 200 Summit 2025, recognized globally as the largest CIO Leadership Program,” Dr. Gamido recounted.
Dr. Gamido’s award-winning profile highlighted TSU’s transformation through ICT under his leadership, beginning with the development of the university's IT infrastructure in 2005, when he took on his role as the OMIS director.
“My baseline was when I handled the initial computerization of the university, starting with the Integrated Online School System (IOSS) 2005. From there, we established a fiber optic backbone network in 2006 to support data transmission from one building to another – from one campus to another. And, evolved to various ICT development and initiatives, including the expansion of OMIS staff and the establishment of three units,” he further said.
Apart from this, the director also emphasized the office’s achievements in systems integration, network infrastructure, personnel capacity-building, and information security.
Before the awarding ceremony, Dr. Gamido attended the panel discussions of the summit on the next decade of IT leadership, key technologies driving CIO priorities, and the business value of IT – proving impact beyond technology.
The World CIO 200 Summit includes four award categories: Next-Gen CIO for professionals with five to 10 years of experience and major project accomplishments in a short time; Leader CIO for those with 10 to 15 years of experience and multi-domain expertise; Master CIO for individuals with 15 to 20 years of distinguished technological contributions; and Legend CIO for lifetime achievements in the field.
When asked about his plans for TSU, Dr. Gamido shared that he is now in the direction of advancing the university’s IT systems and infrastructure.
He aims to implement artificial intelligence (AI) integrations in various university processes, alongside automation initiatives and other emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology for enhanced document security, which are all anchored in TSU’s vision to be a globally competitive university recognized for its excellence in sciences and emerging technologies.
As a winner of the Philippines Edition, Dr. Gamido received a plaque for the Leader category and will have the chance to compete in the Grand Finale of the World CIO 200 Summit 2025 in Egypt on September 2025.
In October 2024, Dr. Gamido was also awarded as a finalist of Best CIO/Technology Officer IT Head of the Year (General Management Services) during the Information Security Officers Group (ISOG) I Am Secure 2024: Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Season 2.
Photos: GEC and Dr. Marlon Gamido
