Among other topics, Rich discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rich Karlgaard’s Biography:
Rich has served as the Publisher of Forbes magazine since 1998. In addition to his role at Forbes, Rich serves as an Advisor at Rocket Ventures and as a Member of the Advisory Board of Prometheus Investment Group. He is also a Co-Founder of Garage Technology Ventures LLC and currently serves on its Board of Directors, along with serving on the Boards of New EA, Intelius and MobShop.
Prior to his current role as Publisher of Forbes, Rich served as the Editor of Forbes ASAP in concert with writer and futurist George Gilder and Forbes’ CEO Steve Forbes. Prior to this role, he co-founded and edited Upside magazine and also co-founded the 6500 member business and technology forum in Silicon Valley, the Churchill Club. In addition, Rich co-founded garage.com, which later became Garage Technology Ventures, a web-based startup capital firm, in 1997 with Guy Kawasaki and Craig Johnson.
In 1997, for his efforts in founding the Churchill Club, Rich was named a Northern California winner of the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. In 1998, he was named to Upside magazine’s Elite 100 in the computer and communications industries. Rich also serves as a regular panelist on Forbes on FOX and as an analyst on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report. He was also the author of Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness, a Wall Street Journal business bestseller, in 2004 and more recently The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success, which released in 2014.
Rich holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University.
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Among other topics, Bruce discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Bruce Hoffmeister’s Biography:
Bruce is Global Chief Information Officer for Marriott International, where he holds global accountability for all business information technology resources.
With Marriott since 1989, Bruce brings a vast and diverse set of experiences to this role. He was previously Senior Vice President, IR Shared and Application Services, leading the effort to drive sustainable efficiencies within the technical infrastructure that supports the computing resources for Marriott’s worldwide operations. In addition, he directed the development efforts to replace and update the Sales and Marketing, Event Management and Revenue Management systems in order to optimize profits across the total hotel, increase the efficiency of the selling process and enable the delivery of superior events.
Beginning his career at Marriott as a Senior Financial Analyst for Development Finance, Bruce has held various finance and accounting roles within the Development, Information Resources, and Lodging functions. He has also held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Revenue Management where he was responsible for developing and leading the company’s worldwide pricing, inventory management and selling strategies.
Bruce holds bachelor degrees in mathematics and biology, with a minor in computer science, from Thomas More College, as well as a masters of business administration degree, with concentrations in finance and accounting, from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.
Among other topics, Angela discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Angela Yochem’s Biography
Angela is the Global CIO of BDP International, a leading privately-held global transportation and logistics management firm. Among other responsibilities, Angela oversees the setting and implementation of the corporate strategy and several aspects of governance and operating committee functions. In addition to her role at BDP International, Angela serves as a member of the Board of Directors at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.
Before her tenure at BDP International, Angela served as the Chief Technology Officer at AstraZeneca, the multinational pharmaceutical and biologics company. Among many key responsibilities, Angela was responsible for the development of the company’s Innovation Network composed of external partners, technology companies, research institutions and various other thought leaders, investors and start-ups.
Angela has also served as the Corporate IT executive and Divisional CIO at Dell, a positions she undertook after serving as the SVP, Technology Executive at Bank of America and Vice President Information Services at SunTrust Corporation. Angela also served as the Lead System Architect at UPS and a Solutions Architect at IBM among other roles in the early part of her career.
Along with her Board position at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Angela has served as a member of the Industry Advisory Board at the University of Tennessee, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the CIO Council, DEMO – Emerging Technology Launchpad, the Advisory Boards at Patients Matter and cWyze and is a Fellow of the International Association of Software Architects.
Angela holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Depauw University and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee.
Among other topics, Steve discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Steve Gold’s Biography
Steve is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for CVS Caremark Corporation. In this role since July 2012, he is the company’s senior technology executive, with responsibility for all information systems and technology operations, including information technology strategy, application development and technology infrastructure. Steve was previously Senior Vice President and CIO for Avaya, and also held similar roles at GSI Commerce and Merck & Co., where he supported its Human Health and Vaccine division.
He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., from July 1993 to September 2003, when it was a subsidiary of Merck.
He holds B.S. in Computer Science from St. John’s University.
Among other topics, Vic discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Vic Bhagat’s Biography
Vic is Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Solutions and Chief Information Officer at EMC Corporation. EMC is a global leader in data storage services and cloud computing. Vic joined EMC in January 2013 and is responsible for leading EMC’s Information Technology, Global Centers of Excellence, Global Business Services, and Indirect Procurement organizations.
During his more than 20-year tenure at GE, Vic served as CIO for multiple GE organizations including GE Aviation Services, GE Global Growth and Operations, CNBC, GE Corporate, and GE India and Southeast Asia. Along the way, he not only drove the company’s IT strategies, but managed large global shared service applications; built a technology center focused on high-end technology and digital solutions; and fueled GE’s global innovation opening numerous Centers of Excellence focused on Big Data, digital analytics and digital strategies.
Vic earned his Bachelor’s degree in Information Management and Marketing from the University of Louisville and a diploma in Physics and Mathematics from Agra University in India.
Among other topics, Tom discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Tom Nealon’s Biography
Tom is a member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines Co., a role he has held since December 1, 2010. On April 16, 2012, he also began serving as a member on the Board of Directors of the Fossil Group Inc. Tom was also the Group Executive Vice President of J.C. Penney, a role he assumed after having spent time as EVP and CIO. During his tenure with the company, he oversaw all of information technology including the design and ongoing development of systems and infrastructure to support the long-range plan and strategic business objectives. He also led the development of innovative technological and process improvements across J. C. Penney to improve customer experience and increase efficiency.
Before his time at J. C. Penney, Tom served as the Senior Vice-President of Technology and Chief Information Officer of Southwest Airlines Co. At Southwest, he led the transformation of their technology organization and the improvement of all business processes surrounding customer interactions. His initiatives caused significant technology-driven improvements across most of the business from ground and flight operations to maintenance and engineering, schedule planning and even southwest.com.
Prior to his time at Southwest, Tom was a partner with the Feld Group, a position he undertook after spending time as the CIO of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo.
Tom received the 2010 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Award for Innovation Leadership and was recognized by Information Week as a “Premiere 100 CIO” in 2007. He has also served as a MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Award Judge since 2012.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and an MBA from the University of Dallas.
Among other topics, Michael discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Michael Lucas’s Biography
Mike is the Global Chief Information Officer for Hogan Lovells, a top 10 global law firm that has 43 offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.
Mike joined the firm in 2001 and is currently responsible for technology strategy worldwide.
Prior to his time at Hogan Lovells, Mike spent time in IT leadership positions at companies such as Winstar Communications, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, and CH2M Hill. Overall, he has over 17 years of IT Leadership and Sr. Management experience.
Mike received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Oregon State University, and a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from George Washington University.
Among other topics, Ralph discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Ralph Szygenda’s Biography
Ralph is the former Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer of General Motors. Since his retirement in 2009, Ralph has been the Managing Partner at UST Global and serves on Investment Advisory Board of Lead Edge Capital as well as Chairman of the Customer Advisory Board at iRise. He is also a Senior Advisor to the CEO of Elastic Outreach and serves as a member of the H John Heinz III Business College Deans’ Advisory Board at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1994 to 2013, Ralph served on various other Boards including Covisint, Compuware, Handleman Company and Sodalia Corporation.
Prior to his tenure at GM, Ralph served as Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at Bell Atlantic Corporation. Ralph also spent 21 years at Texas Instruments Inc. prior to his time at Bell Atlantic. In 1989, he was appointed Vice-President, Information Systems and Services and Chief Information Officer. Two years later, in 1991, he added the responsibility of Vice-President and General Manager of Texas Instruments Enterprise Systems Business Unit, an external software systems integration business supplying information products and services to the Fortune 500.
Ralph has won numerous awards including being named Information Week’s 2002 Chief Information Officer of the Year and being named to CIO magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
Ralph holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1970 and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in 1975.
Among other topics, Gary discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Gary Beach’s Biography
Gary is the publisher emeritus for CIO magazine, America’s leading magazine and Web site for technology executives. Gary is also the author of the bestselling book The U.S. Technology Skills Gap: What Every IT Exec Needs to Know to Save America’s Future.
In 1995 Gary founded Tech Corps, a non-profit and the nation’s longest standing group challenging IT workers to volunteer time to public schools. As spokesperson for CIO magazine he has appeared on CNBC “Squawk Box”, “Squawk on the Street” and “Closing Bell” programs addressing technology investment trends. From 1999 – 2002 he was a regular technology commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition” programs.
Prior to joining CIO magazine in 1997, Beach was publisher and president of two IDG publications, Computerworld and Network World. He joined IDG in 1987 after a 10 year career in managerial posts at McGraw-Hill, Inc.
He is currently writing a book titled The Educational Disarmament of America: Why Middle School Math and Science Teachers Hold the Key to America’s Future.
Gary has a bachelor of arts degree in Urban Affairs from Manhattan College.
Among other topics, Jamie discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Jamie has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at General Electric since April 15, 2013. She is responsible for driving GE’s global Information Technology Strategy, services and operations and aggressively delivering innovative and transformational solutions. Prior to taking on her current role, she served as the Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Controller at GE from April 2008. She ascended to this role from holding the same role in GE Capital Services Inc. and the Principal Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President and Controller of GE Capital Corporation. She also served as the Vice President of Corporate Finance at GE Capital Corporation.
Prior to joining GE, Jamie was the Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of WellPoint Inc. from August 2007 to April 2008 where she responsible for all corporate accounting operations, the integrity of WellPoint Inc.’s financial records, SEC reporting, finance shared services including project management, investor relations and the execution of tax policies. Before her role at WellPoint, she served in a number of roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with her most recent position as the Financial Services leader for the Chicago practice. Until September 2005, she served as the Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Genworth Financial Inc.
Jamie has been a Member of the Standing Advisory Group at Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) since January 2009 and is also a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Jamie also serves on Oracle’s President’s Council and is a Member of the Sutter Hill Ventures Customer Advisory Board and CIO Strategy Exchange.
Jamie holds a BS in Accounting at Miami University in Oxford, OH in 1990.
