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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.
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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.
Brook is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an educational and trade publisher. He has held this role since January 2013. In this role, he is responsible for core IT operations and infrastructure services across HMH’s global office network.
Prior to his time at HMH, Brook was the CIO of the White House, a role he had held since the beginning of President Obama’s first term.
Prior to that, he held several senior IT leadership roles, including roles within the Democratic National Convention Committee, The American Red Cross’ Hurricane Recovery Program and QRS Newmedia.
He has been recognized for exceptional information technology leadership in Computerworld’s 2012 Premier 100 IT Leaders, Federal Computer Week’s The Federal 100, and InformationWeek’s The Government CIO 50 lists.
Brook holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in Political Communications from The George Washington University.
Jay Ferro’s Biography
Jay is the current CIO for the American Cancer Society. During his time in that role, he has led a transformation of the IT function, which has included consolidating the operation, and rendering it much more efficient and innovative in the process.
Prior to his time at the American Cancer Society, Jay was the SVP and CIO for AdCare Health Systems, Inc. where he was responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the nationwide IT group. Prior to AdCare, he was VP and CIO for Chartis Aerospace (formerly AIG Aviation), a leading global aerospace insurer. In addition to his role as AVP of IT with AIG Personal Lines, he was selected as CFO for operations and systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT finance and governance standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.
In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011. He is also the chairman of the board of directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community. Jay is also on the alumni board of directors for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia and the current chairman of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.
Jay has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Georgia, and an MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
Among other topics, Marc discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Marc Saffer’s Biography
Marc is Chief Information Officer of J. Crew, a role he has held for three and a half years. During that time, he has played an integral role in transforming J. Crew’s technology, and helped improve the organization’s e-commerce operation.
J. Crew is the fourth company that Marc has served as CIO, having held that role at Duane Reade, Columbia House, and Footstar Corporation. He also was a vice president of IT at Macy’s, and he can still be seen every Thanksgiving morning piloting a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Among other topics, Kevin discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Kevin Hart’s Biography
Kevin is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Cox Communications, a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6 million residential and commercial customers. In that role, he is responsible for providing overall leadership, strategic and operational direction to the planning and development of an integrated technological platform. He also aligns the technology strategy with overall business objectives.
Prior to his time at Cox Communications, Kevin was Chief Information Officer at Clearwire Corporation. While there, he was responsible for the company’s Information Technology, Enterprise Network Deployment Planning Office, and Business Process Management functions. His key accomplishments with Clearwire included leading the transformation of the IT organization during the deployment of the company’s 4G wireless broadband service across the nation.
Kevin also spent time as the CIO at Level 3, one of the world’s largest IP communications providers, and held leadership roles at Capgemini Consulting, International Paper and the former Southwestern Bell Communications (SBC).
Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa and an MBA in Finance with Honors from Notre Dame.
Randy is VP and CIO of Caterpillar Inc. He has responsibility for Caterpillar’s Global Information Services division, which includes the corporation’s IT systems and global security.
Prior to his time at Caterpillar, Randy worked at Chevron Corporation where he was CIO for Chevron’s worldwide exploration and production business. He was responsible for the company’s global IT strategy and IT operations in 23 countries. During his 29-year tenure with Chevron, Randy held engineering, marketing and IT management positions in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to being named CIO, his career at Chevron included IT positions with responsibilities for Chevron subsidiaries in Canada, Latin America and global strategic planning for Chevron Corporation.
Randy is a native of Toronto, Canada, and he graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He earned his MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
