Martha Heller brings you career advice, job changes and best practices from CIOs in the trenches.
AssuredPartners acquired over 50 companies in 2021. For CIO Sankha Ghosh, the keys to success in this environment are a dedicated M&A team in IT, and the ability to tell their platform story.
CIDO Mike Clifton explains how, in addition to managing the IT core, he and his teams are enabling the companyu2019s go-to-market strategy, accelerating its digital roadmap, and using AI and ML to transform customer experiences.
Because everything DXC was doing operationally involved technology, DXCu2019s CEO saw then-CIO Chris Drumgoole as the perfect candidate for the COO position.
With the pandemic as a burning platform, CITO Diane Comer identified and developed a set of competencies that would enable her team to u201clean inu201d and act quickly for future success.
The former chief digital and technology officer of JetBlue discusses his new private equity operating partner role, and why PE firms are increasingly bringing CIOs into their firms and portfolio businesses.
CIO Irvin Bishop says the new model ensures that the company either wins, learns, or fails fast on its digital investments u2013 but never loses.
To enable the global high-tech companyu2019s business transformation, CIO Praveen Jonnala and the IT team asked themselves, u2018Who do we want to be?u2019 The result is a reimagined IT organization with empathy and humility at the core.
Who says a zebra canu2019t change its stripes? CIO Deepak Kaul explains how a hub and spoke data model, along with cloud-based ERP and infrastructure, are at the heart of Zebrau2019s changing business model.
As CIDO of the global $6.7B animal health business, Wafaa Mamilliu2019s job is to find new areas of revenue generation.
Chief innovation and digital officer Vipin Gupta and his team turned transformation logic upside down to create a mobility-finance-as-a-service platform that TFS now offers as a white label service to other mobility companies.
CIO Deanna Steele shares how she and her team strike a balance between the operation of legacy systems and implementation of new solutions that drive business strategy at Advantage Solutions.
The P&C insurance market is changing so quickly that Will Lee, CIO, is asking his team to focus both on near-term and long-term transformation. Critically important to the second horizon, says Lee, is an architecture that can allow the business t....
To enable the $9 billion industrial gas provider to deliver new 'mega projects,' CIO Brian Galovich has put self-service at the center of the target architecture, moved infrastructure to the cloud, digitized key business processes, and upda....
The technology distributoru2019s entire digital transformation is u201cgeared toward creating a single pane of glass for the lifecycle of customer engagement,u201d says CDO Sanjib Sahoo. His recipe for success includes establishing the right mindset,....
At one of the worldu2019s largest steel companies, digital success springs from solid business cases, a culture of innovation, and diligent change management, says CIO Steve Bugajski.
As the multinational conglomerate transforms to bring cutting-edge digital products and services to customers, CIO Diane Schwarz ensures that it is digital on the inside as well.
CIO Joe Schulz and the digital team seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a metrics-based, customer-focused culture for IT.
CIO Roshan Navagamuwa explains how a software engineering culture and four-layer architecture are helping $268B CVS Health become the world's leading health solutions company.
The architecture is composable and processes are agile at the electronics manufacturer, but for Dan Krantz and team, a u2018growth mindsetu2019 is just as important.
Unilever North America CIO Alessandro Ventura has created a digital literacy curriculum to drive tech innovation.
CIO Adrian Butler has adopted a product management model to enhance the guest and team member experience at Casey's 2,300 stores.
CIO Rhonda Gass explains how a cloud data platform, technology business management framework, and agile architecture are keys to the $14B global company's digital transformation.
CIO Raghu Sagi and his team are creating a multitenant architecture to improve customer experiences and worker productivity across seven restaurant brands.
CIO Alan Douville and his team have made major changes that enable IT to support the $14 billion medical device companyu2019s operations in over 100 countries.
Mike Mead, CIO of CNO Financial, realized that before his organization could step up to deliver everything its changing business needed, he and his team would have to reinvent the culture.
Becoming a data-driven company isn't as simple as amassing loads of data. If it were, more companies would already be reaping the rewards. Here, four CIOs offer their experience and advice on getting started turning data into business value.
CIO Mike Adams shares how the company has designed its digital and data platforms to put the customer at the center of its products, services, and digital ecosystem, underpinned by enterprise architecture.
CIOs committed to creating more career opportunities in IT for underrepresented communities are asking 5,000 of their peers to join an organized effort to drive meaningful change.
CIO Satya Jayadev and his team are democratizing technology and creating a self-service model to empower business users.
For CIO Lisa Davis, the transformation to a product-focused operating model is key to realizing the health plan provider's digital health vision.
Walden CIO Karthik Venkatesh discusses how the university is leveraging SaaS, RPA, AI, and more to maximize student success.
Veteran CIO Tyler Best provides his team with accountability, board exposure, and continual feedback to turn them into tomorrowu2019s IT leaders.
CIO Justin Kershaw describes what he looks for in his senior leaders and how the $114 billion agriculture company uses data from low-Earth orbit satellites and distributed ledger technology to bring transparency to the food supply chain.
To ensure that Emerson makes products customers care about, CIO Jake Fritz leads through empowerment, engagement, and collaboration.
Rick Rioboli, EVP & CIO of Comcast, discusses the importance of moving toward a target architecture, his strategy for clean data, and how he assesses candidates for his IT leadership team.
CIO Ryan Snyder shares his insights on ITu2019s expanding role in product development and the future of the CIO role.
Chief information and technology officer, Lance Berberian, on how cloud and data strategy help the $11.5 billion company do science at scale.
The airline's technology chief, Eash Sundaram, explains how solutions originally introduced to enhance the customer experience are now helping ensure safety during the pandemic.
A recruiter's perspective on the CIO job market and interview process today.
Penelope Prett on how storytelling, team empowerment, and personal brand allow IT to deliver maximum value at one of the world's largest professional services firm.
Ralph Munsen, CIO of Warner Music Group, discusses technology and business transformation at the global music company.
Sherry Aaholm, CIO of the $23 billion engine manufacturer, shares her strategy for creating foundational change at scale
Veteran CIO Phil Fasano has some straight talk for CEOs and corporate boards about why they should invest in the technologies that support new ways of working.
Frank Nazzaro, CIO of Freddie Mac, explains how the modern delivery software development model, which goes beyond Agile, increases development velocity and quality.
Nick Daffan, CIO of Verisk Analytics, on how engaging data scientists, finding quick wins, and providing flexible technology are key to your data strategy.
Raman Mehta, CIO, discusses the shift from traditional manufacturing to software engineering at one of the worldu2019s largest cockpit electronics companies.
Mike Wright, Global CIO, is turning knowledge into value at the global management consulting firm.
Rita Fisher, CIO and SVP of Supply Chain, discusses her approach to digitizing plant operations at the global consumer products company.
Mike Goodwin, CIO, discusses how a new product management model is key to streamlining the "pet parent's" customer experience.
To encourage cross-functional product teams to focus on business outcomes, CIO Marc Carlson replaces spot bonuses with a long-term incentive plan.