Among other topics, Michael discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Michael Lucas’s Biography
Mike is the Global Chief Information Officer for Hogan Lovells, a top 10 global law firm that has 43 offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.
Mike joined the firm in 2001 and is currently responsible for technology strategy worldwide.
Prior to his time at Hogan Lovells, Mike spent time in IT leadership positions at companies such as Winstar Communications, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, and CH2M Hill. Overall, he has over 17 years of IT Leadership and Sr. Management experience.
Mike received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Oregon State University, and a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from George Washington University.
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Among other topics, Ralph discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Ralph Szygenda’s Biography
Ralph is the former Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer of General Motors. Since his retirement in 2009, Ralph has been the Managing Partner at UST Global and serves on Investment Advisory Board of Lead Edge Capital as well as Chairman of the Customer Advisory Board at iRise. He is also a Senior Advisor to the CEO of Elastic Outreach and serves as a member of the H John Heinz III Business College Deans’ Advisory Board at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1994 to 2013, Ralph served on various other Boards including Covisint, Compuware, Handleman Company and Sodalia Corporation.
Prior to his tenure at GM, Ralph served as Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at Bell Atlantic Corporation. Ralph also spent 21 years at Texas Instruments Inc. prior to his time at Bell Atlantic. In 1989, he was appointed Vice-President, Information Systems and Services and Chief Information Officer. Two years later, in 1991, he added the responsibility of Vice-President and General Manager of Texas Instruments Enterprise Systems Business Unit, an external software systems integration business supplying information products and services to the Fortune 500.
Ralph has won numerous awards including being named Information Week’s 2002 Chief Information Officer of the Year and being named to CIO magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
Ralph holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1970 and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in 1975.
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.
Among other topics, Dr. Goodnight discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Dr. Jim Goodnight’s Biography
Jim is one of the creators of SAS software and is the Chief Executive Officer of SAS Institute, the developer of analytics software that owns the largest market share for advanced analytics. Jim co-founded SAS Institute as a faculty member of North Carolina State University in 1976 and has been CEO since.
Jim along with fellow faculty member Anthony James Barr were the project leaders for the early development of SAS and when the software reached 100 customers in 1976, Jim and three colleagues founded the SAS Institute after leaving the University. As CEO, Jim has grown the company from a $138,000, 21 employee company in the late 1970s to a $3.02 B, 13,739 employee company in 2013. Under Jim’s leadership, the SAS Institute has been profitable every year in its 35 years as a private company and between 1984 and 2012 has made 19 successful acquisitions.
In 2004, Jim was named a Great American Business Leader by Harvard and was also named one of America’s 25 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine the same year. He also frequently speaks and participates at the World Economic Forum. Jim is also ranked 58 on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list with a net worth of $7.2 B.
Jim holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Statistics from North Carolina State University where he was a faculty member from 1972 to 1976.
Among other topics, Jon discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Jon Harding’s Biography
Jon is the Global CIO of Conair Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company focused on small appliances, personal care products, and health and beauty products for professionals and consumers. Jon has worldwide responsibility for the company’s IT in support of both day-to-day operations and future business growth.
Before joining Conair, Jon was director of IT for the U.S. Snacks Division of Kellogg Company (formerly the Keebler Company) that Kellogg’s acquired in 2001. Prior to 2001, he held various IT leadership positions within the U.K. and European subsidiaries of Kellogg’s. From 1999 – 2001, he was the overall leader of a major business process and system change initiative for Kellogg’s Europe.
In 2013, Consumer Goods Technology magazine named Jon a visionary based on his innovative Marketing IT project which transformed Conair Marketing’s ability to provide timely insights on consumer buying trends for Conair products versus the competition.
Jon has a Bachelor of Science with special honors in Applied Mathematics and Computing Science from the University of Sheffield in England
Among other topics, Patty discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Patty Morrison’s Biography
Patty is the Executive Vice President, Customer Care Shared Services and Chief Information Officer of Cardinal Health, a Fortune 21 health care products and services company. Patty has been in this role since 2009 and has been responsible for Cardinal Health’s enterprise-wide IT, Customer Contact Centers, and Contracts & Pricing.
Prior to her current role, Patty was EVP and CIO for Motorola where she oversaw all strategic, operational and financial aspects of their IT architecture, systems, tools, processes and infrastructure.
Prior to joining Motorola, Patty was the EVP & CIO at Office Depot Inc., CIO of Quaker Oats, CIO Industrial Systems at General Electric and held various positions at Procter & Gamble Co. Patty was named 2007 CIO of the Year by the Executive’s Club of Chicago and the Association of Information Technology Professionals. She was also inducted to the CIO Magazine Hall of Fame in 2008.
Patty served on the Board of Directors for JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts prior to the company going public in 2010. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Splunk, a tech startup founded to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable.
Patty holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Statistics and a Bachelor of Science in secondary education from Miami University in Ohio graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Among other topics, Brian discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Brian Bonner’s Biography
Brian is the Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at Texas Instruments, a $13B semiconductor company with more than 30,000 employees worldwide. Brian also sits on the company’s Strategic Leadership Team.
Prior to his current role, Brian roles included a number of non-IT positions such as Vice-President, Worldwide Mass Marketing and Acquisition Integration at Texas Instruments. He has also held general management, sales, and product development roles and was responsible for product strategy & development as well as revenue generation after joining the company in 1995 as a technical sales engineer.
Prior to joining Texas Instruments, Brian began his career at Chrysler Corporation as an engineer as well.
Brian is an advisory board member for Gemini Israel Funds and Copper Mobile. He has also served as the former board member of the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science and the Midland Chamber of Commerce.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering as well as an MSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Among other topics, Lee discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Lee Congdon’s Biography
Lee is the chief information officer of Red Hat, and in that role, he is responsible for the company’s global information systems, including the technology strategy, enterprise architecture, information technology governance, solutions delivery, and systems operations supporting the company. His role includes enabling Red Hat’s business through services such as knowledge management, technology innovation, technology-enabled collaboration, and process improvement.
Prior to joining Red Hat, he was Managing Vice President, Information Technology at Capital One where he developed and delivered information technology solutions for the firm’s corporate functions and Global Financial Services group. Before Capital One, Lee was Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, at Nasdaq, where he led the organization’s efforts to identify, implement, and operate technology solutions for Nasdaq Japan, Nasdaq Europe, and other strategic global ventures. Earlier, at Citicorp, Lee led multiple global technology initiatives for the private bank and the corporate bank. Lee began his career at IBM as an operating system developer and held several technology and technical marketing positions of increasing responsibility with that firm.
Lee holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Among other topics, Helen discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Helen Cousins’ Biography
Helen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Lincoln Trust Company, a role she has had since 2006. As part of the ownership team, she has led the transformation of the company into an analytical organization by implementing a business process management program encompassing business intelligence and workflow management for the entire organization.
Prior to her current role, Helen was SVP and CIO for Dex Media, Inc where she led the enterprise implementation of a new technology platform. As part of the executive team she participated in what was, at the time, the 2nd largest leverage buyout in US history, an IPO and subsequent sale of the company.
Prior to joining Dex , Helen was SVP and Corporate CIO at Cendant where she was responsible for orchestrating one of the largest outsourcing deals with a major technology firm as well as leading the IT due diligence and integration for several major acquisitions which increased revenue by $15B. She has held several other executive positions managing global organizations, spending her first 25 years on Wall Street with top Fortune 100 / 500 firms. She has won various awards and recognitions for her accomplishments including being named to CIO Magazine’s prestigious CIO Hall of Fame in 2012.
Helen graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting and economics from Fordham University and an MBA from Pace University.
Among other topics, Rob discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Rob was named to Fortune magazine’s Executive Dream Team, Rob was also ranked 18th on Fast Company magazine’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” 2010 list. He received Information Week magazine’s Chief of the Year Award in 2000, 2001 and 2005. He is also a seven-time recipient of CIO magazine’s CIO 100 Award and was a charter inductee into the publication’s CIO Hall of Fame.
Rob is a member of the Saks Incorporated and First Horizon National Corporation Boards of Directors.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer and information science from the University of Florida and his master’s degree from the University of South Florida.
