John is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). Von Stein joined OCC in 2004 and is responsible for all OCC Technology Services. Prior to joining OCC, John was Vice President of Information Technology (IT) at Cargill Inc. (Cargill). In his 10 years at Cargill, John held the following positions: VP of IT for Cargill's Latin America Region, Global IT Leader for the Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain Platform, Divisional CIO of Cargill Investor Services, and Global Information Technology Manager of Cargill Energy Trading. Prior to joining Cargill, John worked in several capacities including trading operations management, financial services consulting and sales/marketing for Louis Dreyfus Energy Corp., Deloitte & Touche Consulting, and IBM respectively. Less   View all posts

Benjamin (Ben) Hope is a Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Fox Networks Group (FNG). Ben is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the Information Technology (IT) department, including technology operations, software development, and project management, for the more than 30 broadcast, cable and regional sports networks within the FNG portfolio. In addition, Ben is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with extensive experience in the standardization of business practices into a centralized service model. Prior to FNG, Ben spent 12 years at NBC Universal in increasingly responsible executive roles, joining the network in 1996 as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, and ultimately rising to Senior Vice President of Entertainment Systems for NBC Universal Global Entertainment Division. Less   View all posts