Driving Strategic IT Modernization Efforts with the CIOs of Pearson and Dollar General

Marykay Wells is the Chief Information Officer of Pearson, an education company that earns roughly three and a half billion pounds in revenue annually. She's held that role since 2016. Marykay and her team have been at the center of a remarkable transformation at the company, as it has expanded its digital offering and shifted from primarily a B2B orientation to a B2C orientation in the process. She's also seen the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink how innovation's done. Marykay has an immense amount of experience after having been a CIO four times over. Carman Wenkoff is the Chief Information Officer of Dollar General, an 82-year-old retailer with roughly 18,000 outlets across the United States and roughly 160,000 employees. As an executive at a company that serves a community with limited budgets, Carman's story is an inspiring one of using technology to make each customer's experience with Dollar General easier. Carman is a seasoned technology executive, having spent time as a CIO and CDO of Subway prior to his current post.