Among other topics, Marina discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Marina Levinson’s Biography
Marina is a partner at Benhamou Global Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. She is also the founder and CEO of CIO Advisory Group, LLC which provides technology advice to CEOs, private equity firms, and startups. In addition to that work, Marina also serves on boards for several companies including Ellie Mae (a mortgage software provider). She also chairs CIO advisory boards at Aruba Networks (HP’s networking arm) and SnapLogic (a cloud services provider).
Before her current positions, Marina served as SVP and CIO of NetApp, where she was responsible for the global IT functions of the organization. Prior to that, she served as the CIO of Palm, Inc., the maker of the Palm Pilot, which was later sold to HP.
Marina is a highly awarded executive, who received the CIO 100 Award in 2001, 2004, and 2009-2011, as well as a Computerworld Premier 100 award in 2004. Marina received her Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the St. Petersburg Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics in Russia in 1979.
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Among other topics, Steve discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Steve Betts’s Biography
Steve is the Senior Vice President and CIO of Health Care Service Corporation, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the largest customer-owned health insurance company in the United States. Prior to joining Health Care Service Corporation, Steve served as the Global Chief Information Officer of Aon Corporation. An organization he joined in 2003. Steve serves as a board member of ACORD Corporation, the British American Business Council of Chicago, and Lumity (a non-profit IT resource center). Steve has also previously been awarded a CIO 100 Award from CIO magazine while at Aon Corporation. Steve graduated from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Management Science.
Among other topics, Mark discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mark Sunday’s Biography
Mark Sunday is the Senior Vice President and CIO of Oracle. In that role, Mark has responsibility over the technology infrastructure of the global organization, as well as the operational infrastructure for Oracle’s on-demand product offerings.
Prior to joining Oracle, Mark served as the CIO of Siebel Systems, a customer relationship management software tool, which was acquired by Oracle in 2005. Mark has also held roles at a variety of other technology organizations including Motorola, ST Microelectronics, and Texas Instruments.
Outside of Oracle, Mark has served on several advisory boards, including Altiris (now owned by Symantec), and is also a trustee of the Utah Technology Council and Economic Development Corporation of Utah.
Mark received his BSE from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Southern Methodist University
Among other topics, Abe discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Abe Lietz’s Biography
Abe Lietz is the CIO and Vice President of Service Operations at Jenny Craig and Curves International. Among other accomplishments, Abe has streamlined the customer service experience and spearheaded the Jenny Craig and Curves digital experience.
Prior to joining Jenny Craig and Curves, Abe served as Chief Architect at Life Technologies, a provider of biotechnology services and products, best known for their offerings related to genome sequencing. There, he was responsible for deciding and implementing the company’s IT strategy as well as managing a portfolio of software and hardware used by Life Technologies customers.
Abe earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management of Information Systems at Washington State University
Among other topics, Jim discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Jim Dubois’ Biography
Jim is the Corporate Vice President and CIO of Microsoft. In that role, he is responsible for the company’s global security, infrastructure, IT messaging, and business applications. Jim was appointed interim CIO in May 2013, and was appointed to the post full time in January of 2014.
Jim has been with Microsoft since 1993, where he started work in various positions, including international stints in London and Tokyo. His previous positions within Microsoft have included posts as Director of IT Client Services, General Manager of the Service Management Division, Chief Information Security Officer, and Vice President of Microsoft Products and Services (the post he held prior to becoming CIO).
Before joining Microsoft, Jim worked in various positions within Accenture, where he focused on financial aid distribution systems.
Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and business from the University of Washington.
Among other topics, Marc discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Marc Lore’s Biography
Marc Lore is the Founder and CEO of Jet, the online marketplace that will take advantage of the economics of online shopping to create a new business model promising the lowest prices on the Internet. The company officially launches the day we are broadcasting, July 13, 2015. The company has raised over $220 million in funding.
Prior to Jet, Marc was the Co-founder and CEO of Quidsi, the parent company of e-commerce websites Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com and more. The company was founded in 2005 and sold to Amazon in 2011 for $550 million. Marc was also the Co-founder and CEO of The Pit, Inc., an internet market-making collectible company constructed as an alternative to eBay, which was sold to the Topps Company in 2001.
Marc has received a wide array of industry accolades, including E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year regional winner and Fortune’s “smartest people in technology;” The Sunday Times Magazine of London named him one of Britain’s “new high-tech entrepreneurs and whiz kids.” Prior to being a serial entrepreneur, Marc held various investment banking positions, including Executive Vice President of Sanwa International Bank in London, where he was head of the bank’s Risk Management Division and Vice President of Emerging Markets Risk Management at Credit Suisse First Boston.
Marc received his BA in Business Management and Economics from Bucknell University.
Among other topics, Peretz discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Peretz Lavie’s Biography
Peretz Lavie is the President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, the oldest university in Israel specializing in the sciences, engineering and medicine. Throughout his six year tenure as president, Lavie has overseen the Technion’s 18 faculties, and lead international initiatives like the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in New York and the institute for technology at Shantou University.
President Lavie has researched, taught, and worked as an administrator at the Technion since he returned to Israel from the United States in 1975 to found the Technion’s sleep laboratory. He later opened a similar center affiliated with Harvard University, authored several books including The Enchanted World of Sleep and Restless Nights: Understanding Snoring and Sleep Apnea and served as President of the Israeli Society of Sleep Research. He also has advocated for policy reforms in education, transportation safety, broadcasting and the military where those fields relate to sleep.
Peretz Lavie received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Statistics from Tel Aviv University, earned his PhD in Physiological Psychology at the University of Florida, and pursued post-doctoral research at the University of California at San Diego.
Among other topics, Bob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Bob Fecteau’s Biography
Bob is the Chief Information Officer for SAIC, a $4.4 billion technology integrator that provides full life-cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. In his role, Bob is responsible for guiding technology investments and delivering operational services in direct support of the business. Prior to joining SAIC, Bob served as the CIO of BAE Systems’ Intelligence and Security sector and as CIO of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). As an Army officer he served a variety of roles with the intelligence branch and has earned many awards, including the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management and the National Intelligence Meritorious Citation for support to the Army’s and National Intelligence Community’s Y2K mission.
Bob also serves the technical community as an executive board member of CIO Magazine’s CIO Executive Council. He also works as a mentor within the Pathways Program and teaches enterprise architecture and IT leadership at Carnegie Mellon University’s Executive Education Program.
Bob received a Bachelor of Science degree from Corpus Christi State University and completed Syracuse University’s masters of information studies in Washington, D.C. He also received a Chief Information Officer certificate from the National Defense University.
Among other topics, Andre discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Andre Mendes’ Biography
Andre is the interim CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a government agency whose goal is to deliver news and information to audiences overseas. As interim CEO, Andre oversees all aspects of U.S. international media, and provides management of BBG’s technical, professional, and administrative operations.
Prior to assuming the interim CEO role, Andre served as the director of global operations, managing and supervising the IBB Chief of staff, as well as the Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation. He also served as the program administrator for grants made to BBG-sponsored grantees.
Prior to joining BBG, Andre served as senior vice president of strategic planning and CIO of Special Olympics International, where he managed the organizations technology infrastructure and helped develop a four year Special Olympics strategic plan. Previously, Andre also served as Chief Technology Integration Officer for PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service).
Among other topics, Gopichand discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Gopichand Katragadda’s Biography
Dr. Gopichand Katragadda is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Tata Group, a large multinational company, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Tata Group grosses more than one hundred billion dollars in revenue annually. As Tata Group’s first Chief Technology Officer, Gopichand is responsible for technology at the group level, managing research & development operations, and creating cross-company synergies from a technology and innovation standpoint.
Prioir to joining Tata Group, Gopichand served as the Managing Director of the General Electric Technology Center in India, where he led a technology team of more than 5,000 engineers and scientists. He also previously served as Vice President of research and development of Karta Technologies and was an adjunct professor at the University of Texas.
Gopichand received his masters and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa State, and he was selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology in 2014.
