Evolution of the CIO: Carving Out the IT Leader's Purview with Seasoned Fmr. Tech Exec Steve Yates

June 8, 2023

More Ways to Listen

LISTEN TO PODCAST

Subscribe on Your Favorite Platform

Other Platforms

About the Guest

Steve Yates

Former Head of Technology at Rockwell Automation, USAA, and KeyBank; Board Member of American Century Investment

Steve Yates is a storied former head of technology and board member at various organizations. Steve's story as a tech and business leader includes a list of trails he's blazed in the industry and is one of the earliest heads of technology to report directly to a CEO. He was one of the first to run technology and add an operations function at Ebasco Services, and lead technology with joint purview in logistics at Rockwell Automation. Steve’s career includes serving as the head of technology at six major companies, including USAA and KeyBank. Moreover, Steve was also one of the earliest CIOs to be asked to join a board of a scaled organization that has applied industrial technology. He continues to serve on the board of American Century Investment.

Episode Overview

774: Steve talks about his remarkable journey as a renowned former CIO and head of technology across multiple companies and how the role has evolved over the course of his career. He discusses how he developed his IT department from scratch early in his career, carved out the purview for the modern-day CIO, and pioneered the convergence of technology and business. Steve gives insight into major learnings from his roles at Rockwell, USAA, and KeyBank as well as what that pathway into each role looked like. He also describes his pathway to board membership and the value he added as one of the first technologists to join a scaled company’s board. Finally, Steve discusses his plans for the future, and how he continues to stay up-to-date on emerging trends in technology, politics, economics, and more.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download