Among other topics, Donagh discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Donagh Herlihy’s Biography
Donagh Herlihy is the Executive Vice President of Digital and Chief Information Officer of Bloomin’ Brands, a $4.5 billion dollar casual dining restaurant company that includes Outback Steakhouse among others.
Donagh joined Bloomin’ Brands in September of last year from Avon Products, where he was CIO as well as the Senior Vice President of eCommerce. Prior to Avon, Donagh worked as CIO and Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy and Planning at the Wm Wrigley Jr. Company.
Donagh received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree from the Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
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Among other topics, Dick discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Dick Daniels’ Biography
Dick Daniels is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care organization in the United States. In that role, Dick is responsible for the ongoing leadership of Kaiser Permanente’s Information Technology vision, strategy, and execution.
Dick joined Kaiser Permanente in 2008, originally as the Information Technology Senior Vice President and business information officer of Health Plan and Hospital Operations. He later rose to the role of Senior Vice President of Enterprise Shared Services, which includes End User Services, National Facilities Services, and National Pharmacy Operations, immediately prior to rising to the CIO post.
Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Dick worked in IT roles at multiple financial services organizations, including as a divisional CIO at Capital One, and as a Senior Vice President at JP Morgan Chase where he was responsible for investor service business applications.
Dick received his Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree in Business Administration and Management from Texas State University.
Among other topics, Mark discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mark Dajani’s Biography
Mark is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Process Officer of Mondelez International, a $34 billion company formed in 2012 from what used to be referred to as Kraft Foods. In his role as Chief information and Process Officer, Mark is responsible for the company’s business process excellence leadership, the enterprise shared services, as well as the organization’s information systems and technology.
Prior to his current role, Mark worked at Kraft Foods and Altria (also a former Kraft Food organization) where he held roles as Director of Application Development and Maintenance for Sales, and Director of Global Technology at Altria.
Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Averett University in Virginia.
Among other topics, David discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
David Guzman’s Biography
David Guzman is the Chief Information Officer of H.D. Smith, a pharmaceutical products distribution and services business based in Springfield, Illinois. As CIO David is responsible for developing and implementing IT initiatives to enhance the customer experience and advance H.D. Smith’s supply-chain and cost-management systems.
Prior to his time at H.D. Smith, David served at the C-Level of multiple major organizations including K-Mart, Office Depot, Owens & Minor, GSI Commerce, and Axciom.
David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Yale University, and has received many awards for his technology acumen, including stints on Information Week’s 500 in 2001 and 2003, Business Week’s Websmart 50, and ComputerWorld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders
Among other topics, Meg discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Meg Whitman’s Biography
Meg Whitman is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Hewlett Packard Company. She will be the CEO of HP Enterprise and non-executive chairman of the board at HP Inc. following HP’s split into two separate companies on November 1st of this year. Meg has been CEO at HP since September of 2011 and started as a member of the board there in January of 2011.
Prior to joining HP, Meg was the republican candidate for governor of California in 2010, a race which she eventually lost to Jerry Brown.
Before embarking on her political career, Meg Whitman was the President and CEO of eBay, where she began with the company in March of 1998. During her time at the organization the company from 30 employees and 4 million dollars in revenue to over 15,000 employees and annual revenue near 8 billion dollars. She has also held executive positions at Hasbro Inc, the Stride Rite Corporation, Walt-Disney, and Bain & Company. Meg also currently serves on the board of directors of Proctor & Gamble
Meg earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton in 1977, and received her MBA from Harvard Business School in 1979.
Among other topics, Rob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rob Webb’s Biography
Rob is the Chief Information Technology Officer of the Etihad Aviation Group, comprising Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and equity partner airlines in Europe, Africa, and South Asia.
Prior to joining Etihad, Rob served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Technology Business Management Council, a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to advancing the discipline of managing the business of IT. He was also an advisor at Greylock Partners, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley primarily investing in start-ups and growth-stage ventures.
Rob served as Chief Information Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation from July 2009 through May 2012, and as Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Vice President of Equifax Inc. between 2004 and 2009. Prior to his time at Equifax, Rob was an IT executive at General Electric, where he served as CIO for several divisions including Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance Japan, and GE Energy Services.
Rob holds a BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of Western Ontario, and received an MBA with an emphasis on International Business from ESCP Europe.
Among other topics, Marina discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Marina Levinson’s Biography
Marina is a partner at Benhamou Global Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. She is also the founder and CEO of CIO Advisory Group, LLC which provides technology advice to CEOs, private equity firms, and startups. In addition to that work, Marina also serves on boards for several companies including Ellie Mae (a mortgage software provider). She also chairs CIO advisory boards at Aruba Networks (HP’s networking arm) and SnapLogic (a cloud services provider).
Before her current positions, Marina served as SVP and CIO of NetApp, where she was responsible for the global IT functions of the organization. Prior to that, she served as the CIO of Palm, Inc., the maker of the Palm Pilot, which was later sold to HP.
Marina is a highly awarded executive, who received the CIO 100 Award in 2001, 2004, and 2009-2011, as well as a Computerworld Premier 100 award in 2004. Marina received her Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the St. Petersburg Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics in Russia in 1979.
Among other topics, Bob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Bob Fecteau’s Biography
Bob is the Chief Information Officer for SAIC, a $4.4 billion technology integrator that provides full life-cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. In his role, Bob is responsible for guiding technology investments and delivering operational services in direct support of the business. Prior to joining SAIC, Bob served as the CIO of BAE Systems’ Intelligence and Security sector and as CIO of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). As an Army officer he served a variety of roles with the intelligence branch and has earned many awards, including the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management and the National Intelligence Meritorious Citation for support to the Army’s and National Intelligence Community’s Y2K mission.
Bob also serves the technical community as an executive board member of CIO Magazine’s CIO Executive Council. He also works as a mentor within the Pathways Program and teaches enterprise architecture and IT leadership at Carnegie Mellon University’s Executive Education Program.
Bob received a Bachelor of Science degree from Corpus Christi State University and completed Syracuse University’s masters of information studies in Washington, D.C. He also received a Chief Information Officer certificate from the National Defense University.
Among other topics, Martha discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Martha Poulter’s Biography
Martha is currently Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., a position she began in June of 2014. Prior to joining Starwood, Martha spent eighteen years at GE Capital in a range of information technology and e-Business leadership roles. Most recently she served as Vice President, GE and CIO, GE Capital from August 2010 to June 2014 where she was responsible for further integrating the best of GE Capital’s IT applications, infrastructure and resources across all consumer and commercial platforms. From 2008 to 2010 Martha served as CIO for GE Capital, Americas where she was responsible for driving global digitization strategy, organization and delivery of customer value through technology, and from 2007 to 2008 she served as CIO for GE Capital, Capital Solutions. From 1995 to 2007, Martha held various positions for GE, Corporate Financial Services. Prior to joining GE Capital, Martha held various positions with Southern New England Telephone, a telecommunications company.
Martha completed her MBA from the University of New Haven and received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
Among other topics, Stephanie discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Stephanie von Friedeburg’s Biography
Stephanie is the CIO and VP for Information Technology Solutions at the World Bank Group, a role she has held since 2012. Among other responsibilities, Stephanie is in charge of driving IT strategy at the World Bank Group. She’ll speak about the transformation she has led in our interview.
Stephanie began her career at the World Bank in 1992, serving in a variety of roles, including CIO for the International Finance Corporation, Manager for IFC General Manufacturing Investments in Russia and the former Soviet republics, and Manager for IFC’s Global Telecommunications Portfolio, amongst other roles.
Stephanie is also on the advisory board of Box.org, the non-profit directed arm of Box.com, an online service that provides files sharing, collaborating, and other tools for files uploaded to its servers. She also serves as a leader of the International Finance Institution Women in IT organization, which advocates for the advancement of women in IT, as well as sitting on the board of the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union.
Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She received her Master of Arts from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, also at the University of Pennsylvania.
