Gurmeet is the Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Chief Information Officer of 7-Eleven. As Chief Digital and Information Officer, Gurmeet leads 7-Eleven’s full stack digital and technology transformation, and is responsible for digital product management, big data, digital user experience, digital partnerships, digital marketing, digital technology, enterprise technology, and R&D.
Prior to 7-Eleven, Gurmeet was Head of Direct to Consumer Auto Finance at Capital One where he grew the digital consumer tripled the revenue of the business in less than two years. Before Capital One, Gurmeet led product marketing at Intuit as a Director. Before Intuit, Gurmeet was a Managing Director at FedEx. Gurmeet began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Gurmeet received a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, his Masters of Science in Engineering from Texas A&M University, and his PhD in Engineering from Rice University.
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Dan is the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product Development at Elsevier, the 138 year old, $3.3 billion publisher which is now the science, technology, and healthcare division of RELX Group. As CTO, Dan is responsible for traditional IT, as well as evolving the company’s products in support of its transformation from a traditional print-based business to a digital solutions provider.
Before joining Elsevier, Dan was the Chief Technology Officer of Reed Business Information (formerly Reed Elsevier), a sister company within RELX Group. Dan joined Reed Business Information as the United Kingdom Chief Technology Officer and later became Global Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining RELX Group, Dan held technology and product development leadership roles with GM Financial, Wunderman Cato Johnson, and IBM, as well as a number of UK and international software organizations.
Dan was one of TechRepublic’s ‘The top 50 CIOs”, and was inducted into the CIO hall of fame in 2017.
Stephen is the co-founder and CEO of Chronicle, a cybersecurity company born out of Alphabet’s Moonshot factory X (formerly Google X) that aims to “10X the speed and impact of security teams by making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for them to capture and analyze security signals that have previously been too difficult and expensive to find.” As CEO, Stephen is building the team, setting the vision and strategy, and developing relationships with potential customers.
Prior to founding Chronicle, Stephen was a senior leader and advisor at X. While at X, Stephen explored the potential for a cybersecurity moonshot and developed the concept for Chronicle. Stephen’s collaboration with X grew out of his position as Executive in Residence at GV (formerly Google Ventures), where he was a resource and mentor to the entrepreneurs of the fund’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Alphabet, Stephen was the Chief Operating Officer of Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Stephen was the President of Digital, Marketing, and Operations at Best Buy. Before Best Buy, Stephen was the Chief Information Officer and GM of Digital Ventures at Starbucks. Prior to Starbucks, Stephen held a number of IT leadership roles at Corbis, Yahoo!, CNET and Sun Microsystems.
Stephen received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Oregon, and an MBA from San Francisco State University.
Srini is Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer of Magellan Health, a $3.75 billion managed healthcare company with the Massive Transformative Purpose of leading humanity to healthy, vibrant lives. As CTO/CIO, Srini leads the technology strategy and operations team to deliver innovative technology and data-enhanced products and services that improve patient outcomes.
Prior to joining Magellan Health, Srini was the President and CEO of NTT, a startup focused on building multi-sided platforms for digital business. Prior to NTT, Srini spent a short time at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as General Manager and Global Practice Leader of Strategic Enterprise Services. Prior to HPE, Srini was SVP CIO and CTO of Nationwide Insurance where he oversaw an annual IT budget of $1.2 billion. Before Nationwide, Srini spent nearly a decade at IBM Global Services.
Srini earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Madras, a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bombay, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University. As a lifelong learner, Srini has also received executive education on systems thinking and design thinking from Stanford University’s d.school, and clean energy and innovation from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Srini has also completed the Executive Program at Singularity University.
Among other topics, Vince discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Vince is the Senior Vice President, Digital and Chief Information Officer of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), an industrial conglomerate and military contractor with over $57 billion in revenue. Since joining UTC in June of 2016, Vince has been responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s global IT operations, including the continued implementation of UTC’s digital strategies, and identifying opportunities that harness and leverage data to create value for customers and increase UTC’s operational efficiency.
Prior to joining UTC, Vince held a number of executive positions as General Electric, including most recently as Chief Operating Officer for GE Digital. Prior to the COO role, Vince was the General Manager, Cloud Services & CIO of GE Digital. Before GE Digital, Vince spent time as both the CIO & Lean Leader and CIO & Quality Leader of GE Power. Prior to GE Power, Vince was the CIO of GE Corporate.
Vince earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Marketing from the State University of New York at Albany
Among other topics, Manjit discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Manjit is the SVP and CIO of The Clorox Company, a consumer packaged goods company with $6 billion in revenue. As CIO, Manjit is responsible for the company’s information technology organization and directing the company’s strategic technology initiatives. Manjit is also on the Clorox Executive Committee.
Manjit joined The Clorox Company in November 2014. Prior to joining The Clorox Company, Manjit led the industry solutions group at Box Inc., where he was responsible for aligning strategies with key customers across different industries. Prior to Box Inc, Manjit served as CIO for Las Vegas Sands, and was CIO of Chiquita Brand International before that. Manjit served as a regional CIO for Gillette in Singapore. Early in his career, Manjit worked for Procter & Gamble, where he pioneered the company’s digital marketing footprint and set up early e-commerce capabilities.
Manjit received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from the State Univeristy of New York at Binghamton and a Master of Science degree in computer science from Indiana University.
Manjit is an Advisory Board Member at several organizations including Greylock Partners, DocuSign, CipherCloud, among others.
I recently caught up with Manjit by phone from his office in Oakland, California, and our conversation covered World Class IT Principle One, People, as Manjit discussed the importance of upgrading Clorox’s skill mix by bringing in people with new skills and perspectives from both inside and outside the CPG industry; and Principle Four, IT and Business Partnerships, as Manjit highlighted IT’s central position in Clorox, and the ways in which they collaborate with various departments to connect dots and identify opportunities that others may have missed.
Among other topics, Denis and Gill discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Denis is the VP of Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) and CIO of the World Bank Group, an international organization and development bank focused on the twin goals of ending extreme Poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent of population in every country. As CIO, Denis manages the World Bank Group’s information management and information technology portfolio, which is tightly linked with the institutions’ overall strategic direction.
Denis joined the World Bank in 1998, where he has held a variety of leadership positions before ascending to the CIO role.
Denis has a degree in Civil Engineering from Laval University.
Gill Haus is SVP Retail and Direct Bank CIO at Capital One, a Fortune 100 company with $25.5 billion in revenue. At Capital One, Gill is responsible for building and sustaining an innovative technology organization while fostering a culture of excellence in software engineering, all in pursuit of Capital One’s strategic mission.
Gill joined Capital One in January 2016 and has held a variety of leadership roles, most recently as Managing VP Retail and Direct Bank CIO. Prior to Capital One, Gill had technology executive positions at AOL, Curb, and at PayPal.
Gill received a Bachelors in Information Systems from the University of Maryland.
Among other topics, Melanie discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Melanie is the CIO of Dow, the world’s largest chemical company with revenue exceeding $48 billion. As CIO, Melanie has developed and implemented a strategy for IT, business process solutions and analytics, and spearheaded the company’s digital transformation efforts. She also has global responsibility for Cyber Security and Risk Management, Reporting & Advanced Analytics, Facilities Management, and the Dow Services Business.
Melanie joined Dow in January 1987 in Research Information Systems in Midland, Michigan. In 1990 she moved to the corporate Information Systems group where she held progressive leadership roles across many areas of IT. In 1996, she relocated to open the Southfield, Michigan office, launching the strategic IT partnership between Dow and Accenture. She returned to Midland in 2004.
Melanie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Central Michigan University and completed the Executive Education Program at Babson College and the Thunderbird International Leadership Program in Phoenix, Arizona.
Among other topics, Dinu discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Dinu is Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dover Corporation, a highly diversified, $7 billion industrial manufacturing company with business segments focused on energy, engineered systems, fluids, and refrigeration & food. Since joining Dover Corporation in June 2016 as the company’s first-ever CIO, Dinu has been responsible for Dover’s global IT strategy, cyber security, shared services including infrastructure and enterprise applications, overall IT function leadership and governance. Dinu joined Dover Corporation from Baker Hughes, where he was a Senior Director or IT and IT Integration Lead. Before joining Baker Hughes, Dinu led multiple teams and projects at BMC Software and Accenture. Dinu received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Jones School of Business at Rice University. Dinu servers as a board member for several non-profit organizations, including Make-A-Wish Foundation and Chicago Cares.
Among other topics, Steve discussed the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Steve is the SVP and CIO of Western Digital Corporation, which, with $19 billion in revenue, is one of the largest computer data storage companies in the world. As CIO, Steve has overseen the integration of three multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 companies into a single Fortune 100 company, following Western Digital’s acquisitions of HGST and SanDisk.
Steve came to Western Digital through its acquisition of HGST were he was CIO at the time. Prior to that, Steve spent five years as CIO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, where he implemented a three-year IT strategic plan and reduced IT spend by 50%. Before Amylin, Steve was the CIO of Provide Commerce. Prior to his ascension to the CIO role, Steve was the VP of IT at Invitogren, and at Anvent/Memec before that. Steve was the Director of IT at a number of companies, including Gateway, Qualcomm, ADC Wireless, NextWave, and Applied Digital Access.
Steve received a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA (Technology Management) from the University of Phoenix.
