Joe is a seasoned information technology executive, consultant and speaker. His former positions include CTO of the McDonald's Corporation, Vice President of Corporate Technology for JP Morgan Bank and CTO of the National Transportation Exchange. He has also held senior professional and executive roles with Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Sybase, Inc. and Oracle Corporation. Joe is a frequent lecturer in the Kellogg School of Management MBA program where he presents on the topics of IT project management for executives, risk management, IT investment analysis, portfolio management, and outsourcing. In addition, he has lectured at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business and at DePaul University on a range of topics including: Legacy Systems Integration Strategies in Today's Internet World, Creating Competitive Advantage in the New Economy, Developing Scalable Product Platforms, Strategic Trade-Offs in Developing Information Technology Products, and How to engage with your CIO / CTO. Less   View all posts

Mark is an Associate Professor of Technology in the Center for Research on Technology and Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management. He is currently researching strategic alignment of technology projects and investments by understanding technology financial decision-making, ROI analysis, real options, and applications of portfolio theory. Mark also teaches "Enterprise Technology for General Managers" and "Managing Technology Portfolios and Projects" as courses in the MBA curriculum at Kellogg. He is also the academic director of the three day Kellogg CIO/CXO executive program "Driving Strategic Results through IT Portfolio Management". Mark has over 30 peer reviewed publications in management, scientific and technology journals, including a chapter on ROI analysis in the Wiley Encyclopedia of the Internet. He has also developed 14 original case studies that are used in the Kellogg MBA course he teaches on Portfolio Management, and multiple Kellogg executive programs. Less   View all posts