Jean Hill, Chief Technology Officer of First New York Securities

• Jean’s unusual path to becoming CTO of First New York Securities, as she discusses her background in hotel management, finance, and law
• How Jean’s business background keeps her focused on the business value of technology, and that she ultimately seeks to find technology solutions to business problems
• The necessity of educating users on how to take advantage of technology solutions, and how it is important to speak in business terms as opposed to technology terms
• The process by which Jean transformed the IT organization, which included conducting a baseline assessment, understanding the direction of the business, and prioritizing initiatives accordingly
• Eye on Trends: Cloud computing and how enterprises will need to find a way to integrate all of the different cloud solutions they have.

Jean Hill’s Biography