Gordon J. Gaudet Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Selective Insurance Gordon J. Gaudet is executive vice president, chief information officer, with responsibility for all ITS operations at Selective. Gordon joined Selective in 2013. Mr. Gaudet has significant understanding and appreciation for the challenges and complexity of insurance information technology organizations. He spent nine years as a director and co-lead of Deloitte Consulting’s Insurance Core System Transformation practice in Chicago and served on the systems integration advisory boards for Program/Project Management and Delivery Methods and Tools. Prior to his tenure at Deloitte, Mr. Gaudet was partner and chief information officer at The Actuarials Exchange, LLC, responsible for all company technology. He spent six years serving at C-Change, Inc., as their Solution Delivery and Technology leader/partner and was responsible for the company’s technology strategy, policy and investment decisions. During his career, he has been responsible for technology strategy and assessment, as well as full life-cycle execution in many insurance sub-sectors, including property and casualty insurance. Mr. Gaudet attended the University of Manitoba, Canada for Computer Science and is trained in ITIL - Service Desk and Incident Management, Master Data Management, and Data Warehousing. Less   View all posts

V S Parthasarathy facilitates Mahindra Group in accomplishing its vision of being amongst the top 50 most admired brands in the world. He is a member of the think-tank of Mahindra Group’s supervisory board called the ‘Group Executive Board’. He is on the board of 15 group companies, and is also a memberof the Global IT Customer Advisory Board at CISCO. Partha started his career with Modi Xerox as a Management Trainee. Before joining Mahindra & Mahindra in 2000, he had risen to become the Associate Director at Xerox. At M&M, Parthasarathy has spearheaded functions like Finance, HR, M&A, IT and International Operations before he was appointed CFO – M&M. Parthasarathy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is Harvard Alumni of the 2011 batch for Advanced Management Program. He has also been part of Mahindra Group’s Senior Management team for Group strategy development, facilitated by Harvard Business School. He has received many accolades and recognitions in the field of Finance, M&A & IT. Some of the notable awards being CFO Hall of Fame from CFO India, ‘CFO of the Year’ 2013 from International Market Assessment (IMA) and the Best CFO of India Award by Corporate Excellence Awards. Less   View all posts

John Baldoni is chair of the leadership development practice of N2growth, a global leadership consultancy. John is an internationally recognized leadership educator, executive coach and speaks throughout North America and Europe. John is the author of more than a dozen books, including MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, Lead with Purpose, Lead Your Boss, and The Leader’s Pocket Guide. In 2014 Trust Across America named him to its list of top 100 most trustworthy business experts. Also in 2014 Global Gurus ranked John No. 11 on its list of global leadership experts. John has authored more than 500 leadership columns for a variety of online publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Bloomberg Businessweek. His leadership resource website is www.johnbaldoni.com Less   View all posts

Teri Pennington Deputy CIO, City of Austin, TX Ms. Teri Pennington serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the City of Austin, Communications and Technology Management department, (CTM). Ms. Pennington leads the Department's infrastructure systems, collaboration systems, Service desk, data centers, security, edge device management and customer relationship management. Some major accomplishments are: She has created a cyber security program, instituted a citywide technology refresh on networks and edge devices, improved operational responsiveness by 13%, created a successful mentorship program for future IT leaders and have saved the city millions of dollars through innovation, leveraging solutions and contracts. She is currently working to move sections of the city's IT services into the cloud safely. Ms. Pennington has over 19 years of IT experience. She started her career in Cyber security and even with the additions of different areas of IT expertise, she has never left it. In 2011, the Greater Austin Area Telecommunications network won Community Broadband Organization of the Year award. In 2012, CTM received the Green IT award, and the Flood Early Warning System won a Best of Texas Award from Government Technology Magazine. In 2013, CTM won an honorable mention for the Enterprise Security Access System in the Collaboration category from Digital Government and Digital Communities Program. In 2014, CTM won Public Technology Institute’s IT award for Metro Rapid system that allows Capital Metro’s rapid buses to give Austin citizens a better mass transit experience. Ms. Pennington holds a Master of Business from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelors of Arts degree in the Plan II Honors Program at UT Austin. She is a member of Greater Austin Area Telecommunication Network Board, the Digital Inclusion Strategy team, an active Toastmaster and speaks Japanese. Less   View all posts

Don is vice president and chief information officer of Armstrong World Industries where he is currently managing several web initiatives. Don came to Armstrong in March 2002 from OfficeMax where he was vice president of Information Systems. Prior to this, he was program director at LTV Corporation where he designed and implemented one of the largest domestic SAP projects at the time. Early in his career, he was project manager at NASA's Glenn Research Center. At NASA, he was instrumental in building the power system for the International Space Station, the largest scientific cooperative program in history, and he managed a 250-person team that “flew an experiment” on the space shuttle to isolate the nature of combustion in zero gravity conditions. Don is technology advisor for Villanova University College of Business; a member of the Society of Information Management Advanced Practices Council; and governing body member of the CIO Executive Summit of Philadelphia and Washington, DC. In the Lancaster, Pa., community where Armstrong is based, Don sits on the Lancaster General Hospital Information Technology Committee Board of Trustees, and the Lancaster Alliance Board of Directors. Less   View all posts

Merv Tarde has served as the Chief Information Officer of Interstate Batteries since August 1998. Prior to joining Interstate Batteries, Merv spent more than 20 years in the telecom industry beginning with Bell Laboratories and ending with AT&T Wireless where he held several executive level positions. Merv served eight years on the Board of Directors for the Society of Information Management's Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter, including the position of Chairman of the Board for two years. Current board of director positions include: The Center for Decision & Information Technologies and the National Kidney Foundation of North Texas. In addition, he is a member of the Advisory Council for the Dallas Catholic Foundation, an advisory board member of the Information Technology & Decisions Sciences group at the University of North Texas and a member of the CIO Advisory Council for the Dallas Oracle Users Group. Merv is the 2007 recipient of the Information Technology Executive of the Year award presented by the Dallas-Ft. Worth SIM Chapter. Less   View all posts

Wayne joined Sysco in October 2012, after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for SUPERVALU. Prior to that, he was with Cadbury Schweppes, first serving as Senior Vice President-Information Technology and then becoming CIO in 2008. He began his career in 1981 as a management trainee at Nabisco, where he stayed for 20 years, progressing through a series of roles with increasing responsibility, including Vice President-Sales Operations, Vice President-North American Supply Chain Process and Vice President-e-Business. He left Nabisco to become president of the Principles Group, a consulting firm, where he assisted companies such as IBM, Avaya, and Johnson & Johnson with technology-enabled business transformation strategies. Less   View all posts

Lt. Gen. William T. Lord is the Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. General Lord leads five directorates and one field operating agency consisting of more than 250 military, civilian and contractor personnel supporting a portfolio valued at $7 billion. He integrates Air Force warfighting and mission support capabilities by networking space, air and terrestrial assets. Additionally, he shapes doctrine, strategy, and policy for all communications and information activities. General Lord is a 1977 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He holds master's degrees in business administration and national resource strategy. The general held various duties with tours in Europe, U.S. Central Command and the White House. He has commanded at the detachment, squadron, group, wing, major command and joint levels. Prior to his current position, General Lord was Commander, Air Force Cyberspace Command (Provisional), Barksdale Air Force Base, La. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Recognition Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters Humanitarian Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1983 U.S. Air Force Communications-Electronics Professional Achievement Award 1984 and 1986 Distinguished Young Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association Officer 1985 General Edwin W. Rawlings Award, Air Force Association 1987 Citation of Honor, Air Force Association 1991 Presidential Communications Officer of the Year, the White House 2000 Leadership Award, AFCEA 2001 Department of Defense Innovator of the Year Award, Microsoft 2002 Top 100 Information Technology Professionals, Federal Computer Weekly 2006 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award 2010 North American Information Technology Award, AFCEA 2011 Federal Top 100 Leaders Award, Federal Computer Weekly 2011 Top 50 Federal Chief Information Officers, Information Week 2011 Defense IT Executive of the Year, Global Computer News Less   View all posts

Stephen Savage is senior vice president and chief information officer at CA. Stephen manages the implementation of the global ERP system and oversees the internal adoption and implementation of CA solutions based on the company's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision. He has also been responsible for corporate strategy and SOX compliance and has held international roles within CA, which included running the Application Products Group in Europe as well as European professional services. Earlier in his career, Stephen was general manager of Singer Sewing Machine Corporation. Less   View all posts

Atefeh (Atti) Riazi is a senior IT executive and a philanthropist. She has served in both the public and the private sector as a CIO managing large scale Technology projects and initiatives. Currently, as the CIO of NYCHA Atti is responsible for all aspects of technology with the mission to deploy smart building and energy initiatives aimed to reduce the agency’s carbon footprint while focusing on deploying broadband services aimed to reduce the digital divide. Atti is also the Executive Director of CIOs Without Borders - a global non-for-Profit organization, focused on using technology and innovation for the good of humanity. She was recently the Senior Partner and Global Chief Information Officer of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, a leading global Marketing and Communications agency with 497 offices in 125 countries supporting more than 2,300 clients. In her role as CIO, her focus was in driving the technology strategy to create efficient business processes across the organization. Throughout her career, she has had a tremendous track record of innovation and successful large-scale deployments allowing for productivity gains and competitive advantage. Atti has managed the global systems and infrastructure network supporting an integrated, cross-discipline organization providing marketing communications across all media. Atti was ranked in #49 amongst the top 100 global CIOs. Under Atti's leadership Ogilvy and Mather has earned a place on InformationWeek's 500 list of innovative IT organizations. Atti is a graduate of electrical engineering with over 23 years experience managing large organizations, private and public, in the manufacturing, engineering, advertising and transportation sectors. Most recently, she was Vice President and CIO of Technology for MTA New York City Transit responsible for implementing the $1.5B MetroCard in New York City. Prior to that she was the Sr. VP of Manufacturing. Atti has published many articles and studies. She speaks frequently on issues involving technology, organizations and work. . She has delivered keynote addresses and seminars globally and serves on the Board of major financial and marketing organizations. Less   View all posts

Judith E. Glaser is an Organizational Anthropologist. She is one of the most pioneering and innovative change agents, consultants and executive coaches, in the consulting industry and is the world’s leading authority on Conversational Intelligence®, WE-centric Leadership, and Neuro-Innovation, and is a best-selling author of 7 business books including her newest best seller - Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results. Through the application of ‘the neuroscience of we’ to business challenges, Judith shows CEOs and their teams how to elevate levels of engagement, collaboration and innovation to positively impact the bottom line. Judith is the founder and CEO of Benchmark Communications, Inc., and the Chairman of The Creating WE Institute with over thirty years of business experience working with CEOs and their teams in establishing WE-centric cultures poised to strategically handle business challenges in the face of moving targets. Her transformational approaches using neuroscience and anthropology enable leaders to raise their Conversational Intelligence® and build agile and higher performing individuals and teams poised to impact the bottom line and top line results in their organizations. In 2004 she was awarded Woman of the Year in New York City. Since 2006 she has been listed in the top 10 consultants globally in the Excellence Top 100 Consultants and is one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders globally on the subject of leadership. In 2011, Judith was awarded the Drexel University Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 2006 she was inducted into the Temple University Gallery of Success. She is a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School affiliate. She has appeared on CBS Morning News with Charlie Rose & Gayle King, NBC’s Today Show, ABC World News, The Fox News Channel, The Martha Stewart Show and the Family Network talking about We-Centric Leadership and Cultural Transformation. She is frequently quoted on her revolutionary workplace approaches in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s, Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, AMA World, etc. and is a contributing Editor for Executive Excellence Magazine. Judith was awarded a Research Fellowship from Drexel University, where she earned a master’s degree in human behavior and development with additional work at the Bales School of Social Research at Harvard, and also University of Pennsylvania. She also earned her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Temple University. She received a master’s certificate in corporate and political communications from Fairfield University. She lives in CT and NY City. Judith has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Wharton, visiting guest speaker at Harvard, MIT, Kellogg, Loyola, University of Chicago, NYU, IIT, University of Stellenbosch, Etisalat Academy in Dubai, Tsinghua University in China and others. She is currently on the boards of The We Are Family Foundation, Expeditionary Learning, and was a founding member of The Executive Woman’s Business Forum and Women Leader’s in Health Science & Technology. She is a frequent speaker for Vistage and TEC in US and Canada. Her best selling books include: Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results, Creating WE: Change I-Thinking to WE-Thinking and Create a Healthy Thriving Organization; The DNA of Leadership; 42 Rules for Creating WE. She is also the author of The Leadership Secret of Gregory Goose and Ultimate Power. Less   View all posts