CIO

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How Taking the Indirect Path Can Lead to a More Fruitful Career

Clark Hill's CIO, Steve Ratliff, shares how taking opportunities that gave him a broader base of experience has paid off.

Steve Ratliff · CIO, Clark Hill

A Road Not Taken

Taking the less traveled path in her career, Kris Singleton discusses how she achieved success in the male dominated world of IT to become CIO for Omni Hotels

By Jill Yarberry-Laybourn

The CIO and CMO As Business Partners

Forefront is a very strong advocate of professionals learning to speak the languages of their colleagues in other functions to better interact with one another. Our friends at Oracle have put together an insightful article on how to improve the sometimes contentious relationship between Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs).

By Andrea Ward, VP Marketing, Oracle Marketing Cloud

How to Take on a Newly-Created Position

As the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Huckabee and Associates, Gale Moericke has contributed immensely to the company’s rapid growth.

By Amy Fisher

Finance and Firewalls: Information Security and a Business’ Bottom Line

With a Business Administration degree and a background in computer science, G6 Hospitality’s Chief Information Security Officer Harvey Ewing sets his department’s strategy in line with the overall organizational objectives

By Charlene Oldham

Mark Stone: Master of the Makeover

Texas A&M University System’s CIO talks about his affinity for overhauls and his aversion to entering situations without need for them

By Hilary Sutton

Filling Your Professional Toolbox: Communication, Cohesion & the ‘Soft Skills’

Strasburger & Price LLP CIO Joan Holman sheds light on the cross-functional application of customer service skills.

By Jill Yarberry-Laybourn

A Marathon and a Sprint in IT

Blake Holman, SVP and CIO of Ryan LLC, discusses solving myriad problems at breakneck speed.

By Jill Yarberry-Laybourn

Opening IT Lanes in the Tar Heel State

NCDOT CIO David Ulmer strives to make the program less of a punchline and more of an efficient public service.

By Frederick Jerant

The Grateful Leader

In leadership, it’s magical how far a little gratefulness can go.

By Steve Reese

Big Data Tips from the World’s Fastest CIO

Technology is going to change health care, and Quintiles CIO Richard Thomas wants to be there when it does—after he takes a lap around the racetrack.

By Matt Alderton

Dollars and Sense: the Business of Integrating IT

CIO Kevin Boyd shares how he led his IT Department to become a mission-driving force at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

By Aine Cryts

How to Revolutionize IT: Shift From Isolation to Strategic Connection

Sonus Networks CIO Bill Scudder is an innovator with a long view toward the future—and the past; taking a cue from historic figures like Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, he's looking to turn IT into a strategic asset

By Jill Yarberry-Laybourn

If Superwoman Were a CIO…

ServiceMaster's former CIO, Linda Goodspeed, doesn't just have it all. She also does it all.

By Amanda Sims

Jill of All Trades – Sharon Stufflebeme, CIO at RadioShack

Sharon Stufflebeme, RadioShack CIO, successfully balances work and family responsibilities, all while advancing the retail experience through technology.

By Stephanie Harris