Happy New Year and welcome to The Technology Power List for January! You can view past Tech Power Lists here.

The Technology Power List curates the top corporate pros working in the Technology industry, who are also active on Twitter. If you want to view all the candidates for the Tech Power List, follow this list on Twitter. If you work in the tech space and would like to be considered for the Power List, then follow me on Twitter and reply to me and ask to be included.  Please state clearly in your profile bio what company you work for in tech, and your position. And the Power List isn’t limited to just big brands, startups and smaller tech companies are just fine.

Sponsorship options are now available for The Power List for Technology! If you want to sponsor this month’s list, click here for prices and info on sponsorship levels.

The Top 10 will be ranked 1-10. There will be a number after their name in parentheses that shows the change in their score this month versus last.

Here is the Tech Power List for January:

1 – Pat Gelsinger, CEO at Intel, Power List Score – 91 (-). Pat had another solid month. His posting volume wasn’t quite as high as previous months, but it was December, and I’m not going to grade anyone on this or the Tourism Power List too harshly for a dip in volume at the end of the year. Also, Pat has a body of work over the last several months to fall back on as well. Besides, his volume of posts in this first week of January is already back up to his normal levels. Congrats to Pat for continuing to hold onto the #1 spot as he has every month the Power List has been ranked!

2 – Sushail Kakar, Developer Relations @ Livepeer, Power List Score – 88(+1). Very strong month to close out 2023 for Sushail. Excellent volume of posts, good mix of content, what I like about Sushail’s content is that even his ‘work’ content has a personal touch to it, it almost feels like he’s sharing his hobby or interest moreso than work projects. Good job!

3 – Greg Joswiak, SVP of Marketing at Apple, Power List Score – 83. (-2) Quiet month for Greg, only two tweets.  Not surprising since it is the end of year, he’s already got a couple of new tweets up for this month so his score will likely bounce back a bit in Feb.

4 – Lauren Cooney, VP Java Cloud Services, Oracle, Power List Score – 82 (-1) Quiet end to 2023 for Lauren as well.  We’ll see what 2024 brings!

5 – Krithika Muthukumar, VP of Marketing @ OpenAI, Power List Score – 81 (-3) Only one tweet in Dec for Krithika, and it was a repost. Was hoping she could build on a solid November.  Let’s see what this month brings!

6 – Meagen Eisenberg, CMO @ Laceworks, Power List Score – 80. Congrats to Meagen for a re-entry into the Power List! Meagen had a very solid December, wonderful volume of posts, and she also mixed in some tweets with her thoughts, so she wasn’t simply reposting other people’s content. Well done, Meagen, welcome back!

7 – Maria Poveromo, SVP and Chief Communications Officer @ Cisco, Power List Score – 79 (+3). Decent December for Maria, good to see her rebuilding on her re-entry into the Power List last month, and this month she moves up higher. You love to see it!

8 – Sarah Luden, Communications @ Dell Tech, Power List Score – 78 (+1). Quiet month for Sarah, as it was for most on the list.

9 – Chloe Jones, Gaming Brand Manager @ Lenovo, Power List Score – 77 (-1). Only one tweet in Dec for Chloe, hoping eSports and her tweets heat up in 2024!

10 – Jennifer Davis, Corporate Affairs @ Dell, Power List Score – 75 (-). A quiet month for Jennifer, but most all of the Power List had a slower month in Dec.

Overall, volume was down for most of the list in December, which is not surprising. A couple of entrants took advantage and moved up as a reason.  A bit of separation for Pat and Sushail in the Top 2 spots, we will have to see if someone else on the list can rise up and challenge them.

Please make sure you are following each of these wonderful people, you can click on their name and follow them from there. All the candidates for the Power List are on this Twitter list.  If you aren’t on the list and want to nominate yourself or a peer, follow me on Twitter and then tweet me and let me know so I can add you to the list of candidates!

Welcome to The Technology Power List for December! You can view past Tech Power Lists here.

Why have a Power List for the Tech space? Because I wanted to highlight workers that are doing a great job of leveraging social media to connect with customers, partners and clients. It’s damn hard to work in the tech space and still carve out time to create engaging content for social media. I am hopeful that by putting a spotlight on a few of the tech all-stars, it will make their jobs a little easier.

If you want to view all the candidates for the Tech Power List, follow this list on Twitter. If you work in the tech space and would like to be considered for the Power List, then follow me on Twitter and reply to me and ask to be included.  Please state clearly in your profile bio what company you work for in tech, and your position. And the Power List isn’t limited to just big brands, startups and smaller tech companies are just fine.

Sponsorship options are now available for The Power List for Technology! If you want to sponsor this month’s list, click here for prices and info on sponsorship levels.

The Top 10 will be ranked 1-10. There will be a number after their name in parentheses that shows the change in their score this month versus last.

Here is the Tech Power List for December:

1 – Pat Gelsinger, CEO at Intel, Power List Score – 91 (-). Broken record time, another solid month for Pat and another week at #1. Pat has been #1 for every month so far in the Tech Power List. I will say that these rankings do have a bit of judgment involved, actually a lot of judgment. For instance, Pat is the CEO of a major global tech brand. He wears many hats, and to see him carving out time to engage regularly on Twitter impresses me a bit more than say a Social Media Manager at another tech company that also engages on Twitter. I think his commitment to Twitter/X also encourages more Intel employees to engage. Good job, Pat!

2 – Sushail Kakar, Developer Relations @ Livepeer, Power List Score – 87 (+3). Sushail has been hanging around the Top 5 of the Tech Power List for a while now just waiting to move higher, and now it’s happened.  Sushail does a wonderful job of seamlessly fusing personal and professional content in a way that makes it more engaging.  His content is very techy, focused on developers in the web3 space, but he adds in a dash of personal takes and memes that makes the content very relatable to his audience. His content volume is solid, not a firehose, but pretty consistent. A good November for Sushail and his December is already off to a strong start as well.

3 – Greg Joswiak, SVP of Marketing at Apple, Power List Score – 85. (+2) Nice bounceback month for Greg.  Good volume, he does a good job of adding some person comments on the content he shares. His content is exclusively promotional for his company, Apple. I would like to see a dash of non-Apple content on occasion, but that’s not a huge quibble on my part.

4 – Krithika Muthukumar, VP of Marketing @ OpenAI, Power List Score – 84 (+6). Very nice November for Krithika, she had several tweets on the unfolding OpenAI/Sam Altman saga, which was to be expected.  Good volume, her early December results are a bit slow so hopefully it picks up for her as the year closes out.

5 – Lauren Cooney, VP Java Cloud Services, Oracle, Power List Score – 83 (-3). So Lauren’s activity dipped a bit in November, but still not bad at all. She suffers more from stronger competition than anything else.

6 – Sergio Raguso, Regulation Manager @ Siemens, Power List Score – 82. (-3)  Earlier I mentioned that judgment calls are often made in ranking the members of the Power List. One of the ranking criteria that I constantly have to make a judgment call on is posting volume for members of every Power List. In almost every situation, I’m looking at what’s the minimum amount that person needs to maintain their current position, or improve. Sergio is very rare in that he actually posts too much content, IMO.  In terms of content creation on Twitter/X, Sergio is a firehose.  He often posts dozens of times, every single day. And the vast majority of his tweets are reposts, even of his earlier shares. Sergio shares a ton of useful content, but none of it really has much time to ‘breathe’ on its own, as another tweet is coming just a few minutes later. I can appreciate his obvious love of Twitter, but I think a bit less (ok a LOT less) content would actually help the visibility and engagement of his content.

7 – Chloe Jones, Gaming Brand Manager @ Lenovo, Power List Score – 78. Congrats to Chloe for re-entering the Tech Power List AND jumping up to #7. Love the content on eSports and how Lenovo is working in that space. Hope to see more content from Chloe as the year draws to a close.

8 – Sarah Luden, Communications @ Dell Tech, Power List Score – 77 (+1). Nice jump up for Sarah, hope to see a bit more content as that would move her even higher.

9 – Maria Poveromo, SVP and Chief Communications Officer @ Cisco, Power List Score – 76 (-). Welcome back to the Tech Power List, Maria! She returns this month along with Chloe. Hopefully this is the start of a trend as I do enjoy Maria’s content a great deal.

10 – Jennifer Davis, Corporate Affairs @ Dell, Power List Score – 75 (-7). A bit of a dip in November for Jennifer, but it looks like her December is already shaping up to be a bit better, so we may see her jump back up in the next Power List.

So that concludes the final Power List for the Technology industry for 2023! Congrats to all who have made the list, in this month as well as the previous ones. Your dedication to your craft is setting the standard for your peers, your fellow colleagues, and the industry as a whole. Salute to you all, and I hope each of you and your families have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Please make sure you are following each of these wonderful people, you can click on their name and follow them from there. All the candidates for the Power List are on this Twitter list.  If you aren’t on the list and want to nominate yourself or a peer, follow me on Twitter and then tweet me and let me know so I can add you to the list of candidates!

Welcome to The Technology Power List for November! You can view past Tech Power Lists here.

Why have a Power List for the Tech space? Because I wanted to highlight workers that are doing a great job of leveraging social media to connect with customers, partners and clients. It’s damn hard to work in the tech space and still carve out time to create engaging content for social media. I am hopeful that by putting a spotlight on a few of the tech all-stars, it will make their jobs a little easier.

If you want to view all the candidates for the Tech Power List, follow this list on Twitter. If you work in the tech space and would like to be considered for the Power List, then follow me on Twitter and reply to me and ask to be included.  Please state clearly in your profile bio what company you work for in tech, and your position. And the Power List isn’t limited to just big brands, startups and smaller tech companies are just fine.

Sponsorship options are now available for The Power List for Technology! If you want to sponsor this month’s list, click here for prices and info on sponsorship levels.

The Top 10 will be ranked 1-10. There will be a number after their name in parentheses that shows the change in their score this month versus last.

Here’s the Tech Power List for November:

1 – Pat Gelsinger, CEO at Intel, Power List Score – 91 (-). Another solid month for Pat. I think Pat’s account is a good template for any executive or manager who wants to learn how to use Twitter effectively as a communication tool. He has a very solid volume of tweets, around a dozen a month. And his tweets are varied in content, some are RTs, some are focused on his company, some are personal observations. Great volume and a great mix of content. Pat is 3 for 3 in leading the Tech Power List at #1, congrats Pat!

2 – Lauren Cooney, VP Java Cloud Services, Oracle, Power List Score – 86 (+6). Banger of a month for Lauren. Volume of tweets up again, and she has a better balance of work and personal content this month. Gotta reward the effort, great job Lauren!

3 – Sergio Raguso, Regulation Manager @ Siemens, Power List Score – 85. (-1)  Every month I struggle a bit with where to rank Sergio. Of all the Power Lists I’ve done for multiple industries, Sergio’s volume of tweets puts everyone to shame. But the issue is, almost all of his tweets are retweets. Sometimes less is more, and I think that would apply to Sergio’s tweets. If he cut his volume in half, and sprinkled in a few more personal thoughts on his retweets, I think his engagement would jump as a result. Still, a mid-80s score is nothing to scoff at.

4 – Sushail Kakar, Developer Relations @ Livepeer, Power List Score – 84 (-). Pretty consistent performance from Sushail, as he has been at 84 all three months. His volume was down a bit for the first half of the month, but jumped at the end. That darned ‘work’ thing getting in the way of tweeting, it seems. If his volume continues at a higher pace for all of next month, I would assume his score will go up.

5 – Greg Joswiak, SVP of Marketing at Apple, Power List Score – 83. (-2) A bit of a slow month for Greg, although he did close out in the final few days with a jump in activity.  Hopefully this will carry over into this month.

6 – Jennifer Davis, Corporate Affairs @ Dell, Power List Score – 82 (+6). Big month for Jennifer, a nice jump in volume, good mix of content. Well done, Jennifer!

7 –  Meagen Eisenberg, CMO @ Laceworks, Power List Score – 81 (-). New entry alert! Actually Meagen made the first Tech Power List back in September, so she’s returning, congrats Meagen!  Strong month for Meagen, a ton of tweets, mostly retweets. If Meagen mixes in a few more tweets with her original thoughts, the sky is the limit for her score.

8 – Stella Low, Chief of Corporate Affairs and Communications @ HP, Power List Score – 79 (-). A decent month for Stella, and her position at #8 is more a statement on how the quality of this Power List is improving than anything else.

9 – Krithika Muthukumar, VP of Marketing @ OpenAI, Power List Score – 78 (-). Same thing for Krithika as I said for Stella.  She had a good month in October, her position is more about how strong this list is versus her performance.

10 – Sarah Luden, Communications @ Dell Tech, Power List Score – 76. New entry alert! Sarah joins with a solid first month, mix of reposts and some shares with her thoughts included, which I like. Well done and congrats Sarah!

One final note: This is the first Power List I’ve done where a couple of people didn’t make the cut based solely on their activity in October. Normally, I struggle on how to rank the top 5 spots in a Power List, and the bottom 5 are usually a lot easier. Not so with this edition of the Power List.

Please make sure you are following each of these wonderful people, you can click on their name and follow them from there. All the candidates for the Power List are on this Twitter list.  If you aren’t on the list and want to nominate yourself or a peer, follow me on Twitter and then tweet me and let me know so I can add you to the list of candidates!