Deirdre Woods, Associate Dean and CIO, leads Wharton’s IT team in delivering technology resources to faculty, students, staff and alumni and developing strategies to engage 21st century learners. She is also responsible for Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), a computing platform, data warehouse and scholarly research commons used by more than 275 universities worldwide. During more than 20 years at Penn, Woods has served as Senior Director for Wharton Computer and Information Technology and as Director of Faculty Services and Networking. Less   View all posts

Andrés is the Chief Information Officer at Austin Energy. Previously, Andrés served in many key roles in the hi-tech industry including HillCast Technologies, AGEA Corporation, iMark.com, and Tyco Networks. He also served as the President of Philip Electronics' $2.5 Billion wireless division. Andres is a requested visionary speaker on “Running IT as a Business” and “Wireless Broadband Delivers the 21st Century”, and he is an advisor to several companies and institutions. He is co-author of “Information Technology Leadership” and “CTO Best Practices Collection”, and a contributor to “Player Manager: The Rise of Professionals Who Manage While They Work”. And he has been awarded “IT Executive of the Year” by AITP/Innotech in 2005, “Premier 100 IT Leader” by Computerworld in 2006, and “Best in Class of Premier 100” by Computerworld in 2006. Less   View all posts