Among other topics, Rob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rob Lux’s Biography Rob is the Chief Information Officer at Freddie Mac, a financial services corporation that specializes in commercial and residential mortgages, with more than $60 billion in annual revenue. In that role, he leads the development of the technology enabled capabilities that drive America’s modern day mortgage market.
Prior to Freddie Mac, Rob served as a Principal at Tower Watson where he led the Risk & Financial Services IT division. He also held the position of chief architect at GMAC Financial Services, among other roles.
Rob received a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University in Commerce and Engineering, and a master’s degree in Management of Technology from University of Pennsylvania.
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Among other topics, Yasir discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Yasir Anwar’s Biography
Yasir is Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Technology at Macy’s, Inc., one of the nation’s premier omnichannel retailers, with fiscal 2015 sales of $27.1 billion. As the The company currently operates about 728 stores in 49 of the top 50 US markets under the names of Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet and Bluemercury, as well as the macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com websites. Yasir is also the founder of Macy’s Labs, which Yasir describes as a “crucible for idea generation, feasibility analysis and experimentation.” Prior to Macy’s Yasir served as the Director of Engineering with WalMartlabs. I recently caught up with Yasir in his office in San Francisco, and our conversation covered World Class iT Principle 1, People, as we discussed attracting top talent in the Bay Area; Principle 2: Infrastructure, as we discussed building a technology architecture of domain services focused on outcome; and Principle 3, Project and Portfolio Management, as we discussed the creation of the ‘omni customer’ experience and shaping products based on customer feedback. We also covered how a long-standing brand like Macy’s can be leveraged in competition with digital native organizations, among a variety of other topics.
Among other topics, Kathy discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Kathy McElligott’s Biography
Kathy is Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services and information technology company currently ranked 5th on the FORTUNE 500 which provides pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information technology, and business and clinical services. In so doing, it partners with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others to deliver better care to patients in every setting. As CIO, McElligott is responsible for all technology initiatives within the corporation. As CTO, McElligott guides the overall technology direction for the company’s healthcare technology products, and provides support and guidance for application development processes companywide.
Prior to McKesson, McElligott served as the CIO of Emerson, a St. Louis-based global manufacturing and technology company, where she managed the company’s information technology strategy and information security for its global operations. Previously, McElligott spent 22 years with General Electric, holding multiple information systems leadership roles, ultimately becoming CIO of supply chain for GE Aircraft Engines.
McElligott was recently appointed to the board of directors at ArcBest, a publicly traded $2.6B freight transportation and logistics company and also serves as board member for Connections to Success, an organization that encourages disadvantaged men and women to achieve economic self-reliance. McElligott holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in computer science from Kent State University and a master’s degree in business management from Xavier University.
Among other topics, Mike discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mike Heim’s Biography
Mike is the Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Whirlpool Corporation, a $20 billion home appliance manufacturer operating in over 170 countries worldwide with 97,000 employees. In his role as CIO, Mike has been responsible for modernizing the company’s infrastructure, driving the organization to take advantage of the Internet of Things and predictive analytics capabilities, all of which we covered in this interview.
Prior to Whirlpool, Mike was a Senior Vice President and the CIO of Eli Lilly, where he worked for 33 years.
Mike holds has a bachelor’s degree in Business from Marian University and a Masters of Business Administration from Bowling Green State University.
Among other topics, Craig discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Craig Newmark’s Biography
Welcome to Metis Strategy’s Forum on World Class IT. I’m Peter High and I’m pleased to welcome Craig Newmark to the broadcast. Craig is best known as the Craig in “craigslist” and “craigconnects.” He is a self described nerd, Web pioneer, speaker, philanthropist, and advocate of technology for the public good. Craig founded craigslist in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area. It became the almost completely free online classified advertising site that has seen more than 5 billion ads posted. While no longer part of management, Craig continues to work with craigslist as a customer service representative (CSR) in what he calls a “lightweight” capacity.
Today, Craig’s primary focus is craigconnects, which he launched in March 2011. The mission of craigconnects in the short term is to promote and enhance the use of technology and social media to benefit philanthropy and public service. Craig serves on the board of directors of the Poynter Foundation, Center for Public Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, Consumers Union/Consumer Reports, Blue Star Families, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. He also serves on the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Journalism Review and on the advisory boards of nearly twenty other renowned non-profit organizations (see the full list at craigconnects.org/organizations). He is a member of the Sierra Club’s Arts and Entertainment.
Craig received his bachelor and master’s degrees in computer science from Case Western Reserve University.
Among other topics, Steve discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Steve Phillip’s Biography Welcome to Metis Strategy’s Forum on World Class IT. I’m Peter High, and I’m pleased to welcome Steve Phillips to the broadcast. Steve is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Avnet, a $26 billion distributor of electronic components, computer products, and embedded technology. In that role, he is responsible for delivering competitive differentiation and enterprise efficiency through technology enablement. Steve was recently inducted into CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, and is the recipient of several other awards to recognize his leadership at Avnet.
Steve joined Avnet through the 2005 acquisition of Memec, where he served the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Steve also held the position of Chief Information Officer at Gateway Inc., among several other leadership roles.
Steve received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Essex in Electronic Engineering and a post-graduated Diploma in Management Studies form the University of West London.
Among other topics, Diana discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Diana McKenzie’s Biography
Diana McKenzie is the Chief Information Officer at Workday, a one billion dollar provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. In that role, she is responsible for the mobilization of the technology that fuels the growth of the digital leader, and for being engaged at the forefront of the customer experience.
Prior to joining Workday, Diana worked at Amgen. She also held several leadership positions at Eli Lily.
Diana received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in Computer Information Systems.
Mike Schroepfer’s Biography
Welcome to Metis Strategy’s Forum on World Class IT. I’m Peter High, and I’m pleased to welcome Mike Schroepfer to the broadcast. Mike is the Chief Technology Officer at Facebook. In that role, he leads the development of the technology strategies and teams that will enable Facebook to connect billions of people around the world and make significant breakthroughs in fields like artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
Before Facebook, Mike was the Vice President of Engineering at Mozilla Corporation, where he led the global and open product development process behind Firefox. Mike was formerly a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems, which acquired his company, CenterRun. He began his career working at various startups, including a digital effects software startup where he developed software that has been used in several major motion pictures.
Mike holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University and has filed two U.S. patents.
I met with Mike in his office at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California last week, and our conversation covered Facebook’s ten-year plan, and the three innovation pillars that he leads. Examples of innovations that the organizations are working on in the near and long-term, the methods he uses to evaluate recruits and employees, the way in which Facebook has maintained its innovative edge despite its extraordinary growth, among a variety of other topics.
Among other topics, Rick discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rick Hopfer’s Biography
Rick Hopfer is the Chief Information Officer of Molina Healthcare, a $14 Billion healthcare company providing health services to financially vulnerable families and individuals covered primarily by government programs. As CIO, Rick is responsible for all technology and security at the company.
Prior to Molina, Rick worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he served as CIO for four years and as senior vice president of information technology prior to that. Before Sony, he served as CIO for Homestore.com and then as chief technology officer (CTO) for Homestore International.
Rick received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University.
Among other topics, Roger discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Roger Pilc’s Biography
Roger is the Chief Innovation Officer of Pitney Bowes, a $4 billion e-commerce solutions provider. In that role, Roger is responsible for spearheading the organization’s innovation efforts to help its customers succeed in an increasingly complex digital and physical world. Prior to Pitney Bowes, Roger worked for CA Technologies where he held leadership roles as a Senior Vice President and General Manager. He also held positions as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Roger received a bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Economics, & Government from Cornell University, a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
