M.S. is the Joseph Handleman Professor of Information Systems and Innovation and Professor of Business Information Technology at the Ross School of Business of the University of Michigan. He is also the Faculty Director for India Initiatives at the Ross School of Business. He has co-authored the book “The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-Created Value with Global Networks” co-authored by the late Professor C. K. Prahalad. The Economist and BusinessWeek magazine named this book as one of the Best Books on Innovation in 2008.
His research interest includes Business Innovation, Corporate IT Strategy, Business Value of IT investments, Metrics and Measures for Business Process and Software Quality, Productivity and Customer satisfaction. In January 2000, American Society for Quality (ASQ) selected him as one of the 21 voices of quality for the twenty first century. In 2004, he was selected as one of the top thinkers on Business Technology by Optimize Magazine based on their reader surveys. His articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Information Week, Sloan Management Review, among many others. M.S. consults to companies such as Ford Motor Company, NCR, IBM, and Nestle.
M.S. received his degrees in Mathematics and Computer Applications from the University of Delhi, India and Ph.D. in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was awarded the ICIS Best Dissertation Prize for his Doctoral Thesis on “Cost and Quality Considerations in Software Product Management”.
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David is the senior vice president and chief information officer of Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and composite systems and solutions. David leads the Global Information Technology, Global Business Shared Services, & Corporate Services Sourcing organization. This includes all of Owens Corning’s business shared service centers, manufacturing technology, project portfolio management, sourcing, and information systems.
Before joining Owens Corning in 1994, David was a technology manager with Honeywell, Inc., in the company’s global resource center. Before his tenure at Honeywell, David was director of information services for Time Warner Cable Communications, Inc.
Among the many awards bestowed upon David and his team include his induction into the CIO Hall of Fame in 2009, and his being named one of Computerworld‘s Premier 100 information technology leaders for 2012.
David holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dayton.
Jim is the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Chubb & Son. Jim provides vision and leadership to maximize the usage of information technology to create and maintain leadership for Chubb worldwide. He has more than 29 years of experience in the delivery and management of information technology mostly in the property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to his time at Chubb, Jim spent time at Home Insurance Company and at Utica National Insurance Group.
Jim serves on the boards of the Society of Information Management (SIM)-International, the SIM New Jersey Chapter Foundation, and the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD).
Jim has a B.A. in computer science from Utica College and a Masters of Management Information Systems from Kennedy-Western University.
Until March 31, 2011, Carl was executive vice president and CIO of Marriott International. In that role, Carl used leading-edge technology to advance the global presence of this $13+ billion company with 3,600 hotels across 70+ countries.
Prior to his time at Marriott, Carl served as CIO and Vice President of Information Resources for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, where he standardized disparate systems during a period of multiple acquisitions. Prior to that, Carl was senior vice president of Management Information Services with CIO responsibilities for the Pillsbury Company, which subsequently was acquired by Grand Metropolitan, PLC.
Carl has received multiple recognitions, including his induction into the CIO Hall of Fame in 2007. He also sits on numerous boards, including those of Global eXchange Services, Inc. and Business Technology Management Corporation.
Carl is a graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Executive Program (M.E.P.), and also earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Indiana University.
June is an executive coach with Treeline Consulting who has been the Global CIO of The Chubb Corporation, Aon Corporation, and Lincoln National Corporation.
June currently serves on the Advisory Board of Diversified Information Technologies, Inc. and is active in the Society for Information Management. She has earned several awards throughout her career for innovative business use of technology and leadership in information technology. In 2008, June was named to CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame.
June has a BA degree in Mathematics with a Business minor from Caldwell College for Women.
Bruce Leidal is the Chief Information Officer of Carestream Health, Inc, a worldwide provider of dental and medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions. He leads Carestream Health’s global Information Technology (IT) organization—focusing on building a more efficient and effective IT organization, streamlining processes, reducing costs and, ultimately, providing information that enables Carestream Health to optimize its business while continually improving its customers’ experience.
Prior to joining Carestream Health, Bruce served as CIO for Hayes Lemmerz, International (HLI), a $2.4 billion global automotive supplier. He was responsible for transforming HLI’s IT function from a decentralized, North American organization into a global operation with centralized applications and supporting infrastructure.
Bruce has held leadership positions at Systems Thinking, LLC, General Motors, Federal-Mogul Corporation, and AT Kearney/EDS Management Consulting.
Bruce has a B.S. in Information Systems from Madonna University.
Ken is the Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Information Officer of Broadcom Corporation, a designer and developer of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. He has held the CIO title since August of 2000. Ken is responsible for providing a “Like Air” working environment for the employees of Broadcom, referring to IT being up and available like air. His purview includes Real Estate, Construction, Facilities, Security, Travel, Administrative Services, and all business systems, computing and telecommunications infrastructure.
Prior to his time at Broadcom, Ken served as Vice President of Product Management and Chief Information Officer of Rockwell Electronic Commerce. Prior to that, Ken held a number of information sciences and information technology management positions for over 11 years at Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Ken received a B.E. from the Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.E. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from New Hampshire College.
Norm is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Qualcomm Incorporated, a communication equipment company that engages in the development, design, manufacture, and marketing of digital wireless telecommunications products and services. In this role, Norm oversees all aspects of Qualcomm’s information technology for all of the Company’s diverse business units.
Under his stewardship, Qualcomm IT has received a variety of honors including being named to Computerworld Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work in IT, the InformationWeek 500 list, and CIO Magazine’s CIO 100.
Prior to joining Qualcomm, Norm served as a systems analyst at Unisys Corporation and was a programmer analyst at M/A-COM Corporation.
Norm has served on CIO advisory panels for Oracle Corporation, SUN Microsystems, Symantec and Verizon Wireless, and he has delivered presentations at numerous industry conferences on challenges currently facing CIOs.
This is the second part of a two part series with Charlie Feld. Part one of the series was broadcast on September 26th, in which Charlie covered his career path as a CIO Hall of Famer and explored the evolution of the CIO role.
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As the founder and CEO of The Feld Group, Charlie built a team of IT executives that enabled dramatic results in Fortune 500 companies through the transformation of their own IT organizations. The Feld Group was acquired by EDS in 2004, which was subsequently purchased by HP in 2008. In September of that year, Charlie retired as a senior executive vice president and member of EDS’ Executive Committee. The Feld Group was re-launched in 2009 as a Leadership Development firm. Prior to founding the Feld Group, Charlie headed IT for Frito-Lay.
Across his 45 years in the IT field, Charlie has won numerous accolades, including being named to CIO magazine’s prestigious CIOHall of Fame in 1997, the Smithsonian Award for Technology Excellence, and the Carnegie Mellon Award for Innovative Technology.
Charlie has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the City University of New York, Hunter College.
This is the first part of a two part series with Charlie Feld. Part two of the series will be broadcast on October 10th, in which Charlie will cover his book, Blind Spot: A Leader’s Guide to IT-Enabled Business Transformation, and his firm’s framework for IT department change management.
Across his 45 years in the IT field, Charlie has won numerous accolades, including being named to CIO magazine’s prestigious CIO Hall of Fame in 1997, the Smithsonian Award for Technology Excellence, and the Carnegie Mellon Award for Innovative Technology.
