Bill is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the defending Major League Baseball World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, where he has worked since 1999. Bill served as Interim President of the Giants’ San Jose Class A affiliate in 2011 and since 2012, he has been on the team’s board of directors and serves as chairman.
An Olympic enthusiast, Bill is a board member of the Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee (BASOC) and served as a technology lead for San Francisco’s bids to host both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Bill’s event experience includes assignments at the 1994 World Cup along with Olympic Games in Atlanta, Salt Lake and Torino, Italy. Previously, he worked as a consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton and Electronic Data Systems, supporting a diverse collection of clients including AMD, Northrop Grumman and General Motors.
Bill was just named Information Week’s IT Chief of the Year for 2012, among other accolades he has received.
Bill has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Bill is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Time Warner. In that role, he leads the execution of Time Warner’s enterprise-wide information technology strategy. He also oversees the Corporate Information Technology Group and is responsible for a shared services initiative that provides IT support to all Time Warner businesses in order to improve the efficiency of the company’s investments in information technology.
Prior to joining Time Warner, Bill served as the first ever enterprise CIO for Marsh & McLennan Companies, a world leading provider of advice and solutions in risk, strategy and human capital. His responsibilities included developing and implementing a firm-wide technology strategy, as well as leading the effort to reduce the technology run rate through shared services.
Previously, Bill was CTO for Thomson Financial, a leading provider of financial information. He also spent time as CTO for Citigroup’s Global Investment Management SBU , and as CIO of several GE Capital companies.
Bill started his career by spending eleven years as a consultant with Andersen Consulting in the Advanced Systems Group.
Bill graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and electrical engineering and received his Master of Science in computer engineering from Stanford University.
Jim is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Red Hat, Inc. the world’s first billion dollar open source software company.
Prior to his time at Red Hat, Jim served as the Chief Operating Officer of Delta Air Lines Inc. from July 2005 to August 2007, and he previously held the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Network and Planning Officer at Delta.
Prior to his tenure at Delta, Jim was Partner and Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group, and he held various leadership roles in their Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Atlanta offices.
Jim has been a Director of Red Hat, Inc. since January 1, 2008. He has been Director at DigitalGlobe, Inc. since August 2009.
Jim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Economics from Rice University. He also attended Erlangen Nuremberg University in Erlangen, Germany, and holds a general course degree from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Chris is the Senior Vice President of Business Transformation and the Chief Information Officer of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a growing chain of casual restaurants. In his current role, Chris is responsible for all aspects of IT at Red Robin, and has led numerous initiatives and transformations in the organization. Prior to joining Red Robin, Chris served as Chief Information Officer and Principal of Statera, Inc., and also spent time as Chief Information Officer at Capmark Financial Group and GMAC Commercial Holding Capital Corp. Chris has a strong emphasis on recruiting and team development and has an outstanding track record of maintaining a disciplined cost structure and results-oriented focus. Chris has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including ComputerWorld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders award in 2004, InfoWorld Magazine’s InfoWorld 100 award in 2002, 2003 and 2005, and was nominated for CIO Magazine’s CIO 100 award in 2002. He is frequently quoted in trade journals and utilized in speaking engagements.
Chris received a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Florida State University and his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Florida.
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.
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.
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.
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.
