Overlake CITO Scott Waters Named 2026 ORBIE® Award Winner

We are pleased to share that the Inspire CIO Leadership Network has named Overlake Chief Information and Technology Officer Scott Waters the 2026 ORBIE® Award winner for Large Enterprise.

“Behind every successful technology and security strategy is a CIO or CISO leading the vision,” said Laurent Rotival, SeattleCIO Chair, in a press release about the awards. “The ORBIE® Awards is the ultimate recognition program for the leaders behind the work.” 

Scott joined Overlake Medical Center & Clinics as director of information technology in 2015. He has been in healthcare IT leadership for more than 12 years, holding various leadership positions.

During his tenure at Overlake, Scott has helped lead the organization through a number of transformational projects, including the implementation of an enterprise resource planning system, the completion a $250 million new patient tower, multiple clinic acquisitions and new clinic openings, and the extension/implementation of the corporate electronic medical record system to a partner hospital’s emergency department.