Among other topics, Dr. Goodnight discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Dr. Jim Goodnight’s Biography
Jim is one of the creators of SAS software and is the Chief Executive Officer of SAS Institute, the developer of analytics software that owns the largest market share for advanced analytics. Jim co-founded SAS Institute as a faculty member of North Carolina State University in 1976 and has been CEO since.
Jim along with fellow faculty member Anthony James Barr were the project leaders for the early development of SAS and when the software reached 100 customers in 1976, Jim and three colleagues founded the SAS Institute after leaving the University. As CEO, Jim has grown the company from a $138,000, 21 employee company in the late 1970s to a $3.02 B, 13,739 employee company in 2013. Under Jim’s leadership, the SAS Institute has been profitable every year in its 35 years as a private company and between 1984 and 2012 has made 19 successful acquisitions.
In 2004, Jim was named a Great American Business Leader by Harvard and was also named one of America’s 25 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine the same year. He also frequently speaks and participates at the World Economic Forum. Jim is also ranked 58 on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list with a net worth of $7.2 B.
Jim holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Statistics from North Carolina State University where he was a faculty member from 1972 to 1976.
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Among other topics, Jon discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Jon Harding’s Biography
Jon is the Global CIO of Conair Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company focused on small appliances, personal care products, and health and beauty products for professionals and consumers. Jon has worldwide responsibility for the company’s IT in support of both day-to-day operations and future business growth.
Before joining Conair, Jon was director of IT for the U.S. Snacks Division of Kellogg Company (formerly the Keebler Company) that Kellogg’s acquired in 2001. Prior to 2001, he held various IT leadership positions within the U.K. and European subsidiaries of Kellogg’s. From 1999 – 2001, he was the overall leader of a major business process and system change initiative for Kellogg’s Europe.
In 2013, Consumer Goods Technology magazine named Jon a visionary based on his innovative Marketing IT project which transformed Conair Marketing’s ability to provide timely insights on consumer buying trends for Conair products versus the competition.
Jon has a Bachelor of Science with special honors in Applied Mathematics and Computing Science from the University of Sheffield in England
Among other topics, Patty discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Patty Morrison’s Biography
Patty is the Executive Vice President, Customer Care Shared Services and Chief Information Officer of Cardinal Health, a Fortune 21 health care products and services company. Patty has been in this role since 2009 and has been responsible for Cardinal Health’s enterprise-wide IT, Customer Contact Centers, and Contracts & Pricing.
Prior to her current role, Patty was EVP and CIO for Motorola where she oversaw all strategic, operational and financial aspects of their IT architecture, systems, tools, processes and infrastructure.
Prior to joining Motorola, Patty was the EVP & CIO at Office Depot Inc., CIO of Quaker Oats, CIO Industrial Systems at General Electric and held various positions at Procter & Gamble Co. Patty was named 2007 CIO of the Year by the Executive’s Club of Chicago and the Association of Information Technology Professionals. She was also inducted to the CIO Magazine Hall of Fame in 2008.
Patty served on the Board of Directors for JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts prior to the company going public in 2010. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Splunk, a tech startup founded to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable.
Patty holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Statistics and a Bachelor of Science in secondary education from Miami University in Ohio graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Among other topics, Brian discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Brian Bonner’s Biography
Brian is the Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at Texas Instruments, a $13B semiconductor company with more than 30,000 employees worldwide. Brian also sits on the company’s Strategic Leadership Team.
Prior to his current role, Brian roles included a number of non-IT positions such as Vice-President, Worldwide Mass Marketing and Acquisition Integration at Texas Instruments. He has also held general management, sales, and product development roles and was responsible for product strategy & development as well as revenue generation after joining the company in 1995 as a technical sales engineer.
Prior to joining Texas Instruments, Brian began his career at Chrysler Corporation as an engineer as well.
Brian is an advisory board member for Gemini Israel Funds and Copper Mobile. He has also served as the former board member of the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science and the Midland Chamber of Commerce.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering as well as an MSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Among other topics, Lee discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Lee Congdon’s Biography
Lee is the chief information officer of Red Hat, and in that role, he is responsible for the company’s global information systems, including the technology strategy, enterprise architecture, information technology governance, solutions delivery, and systems operations supporting the company. His role includes enabling Red Hat’s business through services such as knowledge management, technology innovation, technology-enabled collaboration, and process improvement.
Prior to joining Red Hat, he was Managing Vice President, Information Technology at Capital One where he developed and delivered information technology solutions for the firm’s corporate functions and Global Financial Services group. Before Capital One, Lee was Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, at Nasdaq, where he led the organization’s efforts to identify, implement, and operate technology solutions for Nasdaq Japan, Nasdaq Europe, and other strategic global ventures. Earlier, at Citicorp, Lee led multiple global technology initiatives for the private bank and the corporate bank. Lee began his career at IBM as an operating system developer and held several technology and technical marketing positions of increasing responsibility with that firm.
Lee holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Among other topics, Helen discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Helen Cousins’ Biography
Helen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Lincoln Trust Company, a role she has had since 2006. As part of the ownership team, she has led the transformation of the company into an analytical organization by implementing a business process management program encompassing business intelligence and workflow management for the entire organization.
Prior to her current role, Helen was SVP and CIO for Dex Media, Inc where she led the enterprise implementation of a new technology platform. As part of the executive team she participated in what was, at the time, the 2nd largest leverage buyout in US history, an IPO and subsequent sale of the company.
Prior to joining Dex , Helen was SVP and Corporate CIO at Cendant where she was responsible for orchestrating one of the largest outsourcing deals with a major technology firm as well as leading the IT due diligence and integration for several major acquisitions which increased revenue by $15B. She has held several other executive positions managing global organizations, spending her first 25 years on Wall Street with top Fortune 100 / 500 firms. She has won various awards and recognitions for her accomplishments including being named to CIO Magazine’s prestigious CIO Hall of Fame in 2012.
Helen graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting and economics from Fordham University and an MBA from Pace University.
Among other topics, Rob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rob was named to Fortune magazine’s Executive Dream Team, Rob was also ranked 18th on Fast Company magazine’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” 2010 list. He received Information Week magazine’s Chief of the Year Award in 2000, 2001 and 2005. He is also a seven-time recipient of CIO magazine’s CIO 100 Award and was a charter inductee into the publication’s CIO Hall of Fame.
Rob is a member of the Saks Incorporated and First Horizon National Corporation Boards of Directors.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer and information science from the University of Florida and his master’s degree from the University of South Florida.
Among other topics, Stuart discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Stuart McGuigan’s Biography
Stuart is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Johnson & Johnson. In that role, he has responsibility for shaping the IT strategy and leading the global IT organization. He is responsible for working closely with leaders across Johnson & Johnson to ensure that IT accelerates innovation, delivers against key business performance goals and helps drive growth initiatives. He is also a member of the Corporate Group Operating Committee.
Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Stuart was Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for CVS Caremark, the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States.
Prior to that, Stuart was Senior Vice President and CIO for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. Before joining Liberty Mutual, he was Senior Vice President for Information Services for Medco Health Solutions.
Stuart has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Fairfield University and earned Master of Science and Master of Philosophy degrees in the Cognitive Science program at Yale University. In 2010, he was appointed to the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Among other topics, Tracey discusses the following with Metis Strategy:
Tracey Rothenberger’s Biography
Tracey is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ricoh Americas Corporation and is responsible for the Services Consulting, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Customer Administration and Process Improvement teams. He has also been appointed as a Corporate Senior Advisor of Ricoh Company Ltd. Tracey has been a key figure leading the major aspects of Ricoh Americas’ transformation to a services led company. Prior to his current role, Tracey was CIO and Chief Process Officer of Ricoh Americas.
Prior to his time at Ricoh, Tracey was Senior Vice President and CIO for IKON Office Solutions before it merged with Ricoh. Tracey has also held senior leadership positions at Ecolab and at U.S. Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America.
Tracey has also held senior leadership positions at Ecolab, a Fortune 500 company and U.S. Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America.
Among other topics, Nic discusses the following with Metis Strategy:
Nic Borg’s Biography
Nic is the co-founder and chief product officer of Edmodo, a private K-12 classroom communication tool that’s drawn 15 million teachers and students together in only four years. On the secure platform teachers and students can collaborate, share content and access educational apps to augment in-class learning. Edmodo’s goal is to create social media tools that help teachers engage students and to make sure every school in the world has access to them.
Before launching Edmodo, Borg worked at Kaneland High School in Maple Park, IL for seven years, building web-based tools and learning management solutions.
He has been named to Forbes prestigious “30 Under 30” list, as an innovative entrepreneur under the age of 30.
Nic has a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
