Dee is the Acting Chief Information Officer of Amtrak, a government-owned railroad corporation. He reports to the CEO and provides business leadership as an executive committee member and is responsible for all aspects of IT with an overall budget of over $270 million in FY 2012.
Previous to this appointment, Dee served as Group Chief Information Officer, supporting the marketing and customer initiatives of the company. Prior to Amtrak, Dee was with United Airlines leading united.com and was responsible for e-commerce revenue of nearly $3 billion. Dee has led large initiatives in both business and technology roles at a number of major organizations including Motorola, Accenture and the Department of Defense. Dee was recognized in 2009 by CIO Magazine as a “rising star in IT”, with special distinction as a stand-out winner in team-building.
Dee has a BA in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, an MBA in Strategic Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and is currently working towards his Doctorate in Management from the University of Maryland.
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Michael Blake is the CIO at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. In concert with other senior leaders, he is responsible for driving innovation and supporting revenue growth, as well as managing the evolution of Hyatt’s global IT function.
Prior to his current role, Mike was Vice President of Finance-Global Marketing, Brand Standards & IT for Hyatt Corporation. He has over 20 years of experience in finance and technology in various roles, including time as Senior Vice President of IT at First Data, VP of IT Finance at Kaiser Permanente, and Director of IT Finance at Sears. In each of his roles, he was the highest ranking IT Finance resource and key internal consultant and advisor to national senior leadership teams.
Mike has an MBA with a concentration on Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He also has an MS in Information Technology from Northwestern University.
John is the Chief Information Officer and Vice President of IT for Lifetime Products, the world’s leading manufacturer of blow-molded, polyethylene tables and chairs, headquartered in Clearfield, Utah. He leads a leading edge Global IT environment as well as serves as a key strategic business advisor in reducing total cost of ownership, standardizing on technology, adopting technology to improve mobility & business intelligence, and providing opportunities for employees.
John has won numerous awards, including being named a Top 25 Chief Technology Officer by InfoWorld in 2008 for the ongoing deployment of “Virtual Desktops” throughout Lifetime’s Global IT Network, as well as being named Utah’s CIO of the Year in 2002.
Michael is the CIO of the San Francisco Symphony, where he directs the business technology strategy for one of the Bay Area’s largest non-profit organizations.
Prior to his time at the Symphony, Michael was the Manager of Technical Services at Bare Essentials; he has also held IT leadership positions at AdSpace Networks and NativeMinds, among other companies.
Michael is on the Corporate Partner Board at eWeek Magazine, among other advisory roles he plays in media and beyond.
Michael has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Arthur Langer is the Academic Director of the Executive Masters of Science in Technology Management programs at Columbia University. He serves on multiple faculties at Columbia University, including the Graduate School of Business, the Department of Organization and Leadership at the Graduate School of Education (Teachers College) and the School of Continuing Education.
Arthur is also the Senior Director of the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Community Engagement at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Art’s practice and research involves technology leadership, workforce development, adult mentoring programs, workplace learning, adult education, intellectual development and transformative learning. Art is also the Chairman and Founder of Workforce Opportunity Services (www.wforce.org), a nonprofit social venture that provides scholarships and careers to underserved populations around the world.
Arthur holds a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.B.A. in Accounting/Finance, and a Doctorate of Education from Columbia University.
Dan is the Chief Technology Officer at Navistar, Inc., the operating company of Navistar International Corporation, one of the world’s largest truck and engine manufacturers. Dan joined the company in 2008.
As CTO, Dan is responsible for driving innovation and technology capabilities that support Navistar business strategy. This includes simplifying Navistar’s IT environment, integrating core systems and processes, and empowering end users.
Prior to his time at Navistar, Dan spent over 20 years at Andersen Consulting / Accenture as a senior executive in the company’s Technology Services organization working across a variety of industries.
Dan also serves on the boards of Junior Achievement of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology’s School of Applied Technology, and the Chicago chapter of the Society of Information Managers.
Dan holds Bachelor’s degrees in economics and computer applications from the University of Notre Dame.
David is the Chief Information Officer of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). In that role, David directs the global IT staff, and his accomplishments include managing the litigation eDiscovery support practice for CSC’s general counsel, consolidating and re-platforming email infrastructure, and overseeing the overall security posture of the company (cyber, physical, etc.).
Previously, he was CSC Healthcare’s Chief Information and Resource Officer, CSC’s Corporate Vice President for Application Portfolio Management, and American Practice Management’s Chief Information and Resource Officer. Also, David was a Director at Andersen Consulting.
David is a member of the SAP Professional Services Advisory Board and an Adjunct Professor at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
David has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations from Rider University, and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU.
Curt Edge was named CIO of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, the Christian Science Publishing Society, and the Christian Science Monitor in May of 2005. Before being named CIO, Curt had served as the CTO since 1998. Prior to his work at the Church, Curt spent ten years in Supercomputing , beginning at the Advanced Scientific & Engineering Computational Center for the Navy in Newport, Rhode Island, and ending at the North Carolina Supercomputing Center. Curt has been the Co-Principal investigator on several National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, including the Carolina’s Summer Institute for Computational Science. Curt has also served on the Board of Directors for the Shodor Education Foundation located in Durham, North Carolina, which focuses on computational science education.
Patrick is the Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer of Amedisys, a $1.5 billion dollar healthcare company that provides home health services to the chronic, co-morbid, aging American population.
Prior to his time at Amedisys, Patrick was the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer of The Shaw Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 engineering, technology, construction, fabrication, nuclear, environmental and industrial services company. He had previously held CIO responsibilities at that company, as well. Prior to his time at the Shaw Group, Patrick served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer with Turner Industries, and also spent time as a Managing Director at Accenture.
Patrick has bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University.
Lyn is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dominion Resources. She has held that position since January of 2001, making her an unusually long-tenured CIO.
She joined the energy industry with Virginia Power in 1982, rising to the position of CIO in 1998.
Lyn is the chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, chair of the board of trustees of Mary Baldwin College and chair of the board of directors of RichTech, among other boards upon which she serves.
Lyn was named to Computerworld’s list of “Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004,” won the 2008 Executive Women in Business Achievement Award, and received the 2010 Outstanding Woman Award in the Business category from the YWCA of Richmond.
Lyn received her bachelor’s degree in business from Mary Baldwin College and earned her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Richmond.
