Susan Cramm is an executive coach and president of Valuedance®, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. She is a recognized expert in her field due to her passions and gifts for developing others, as well as her keen, practical insights derived from extensive research and years of coaching and serving in executive level positions. Over the past 14 years, Susan has coached executives from a number of Fortune 500 clients, including Toyota, Sony, and Whole Foods Markets, and her clients describe her as "insightful", "motivational", "practical", "tough", "committed", and "invaluable". She is a frequent speaker, a blogger for the Harvard Business Review, and author of the Harvard Business Press book, “8 Things We Hate about I.T.: How to Move Beyond the Frustrations to form a New Partnership with I.T.” Cramm is the former CFO and executive vice president at Chevy's Mexican Restaurants, where she led the finance, business strategy, restaurant development, franchising, legal, and information technology functions. Prior to Chevy's, Cramm worked with the Taco Bell Corporation and held the positions of CIO and vice president of the Information Technology Group and Senior Director of Financial and Strategic Planning. Less   View all posts

James H. Sills, III has over 28 years of Banking and Technology Management experience. Mr. Sills received a BA from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and MPA from the University of Pittsburgh and is also a graduate of the University Of Wisconsin School Of Banking. Mr. Sills’ background includes a unique combination of executive experience within large-scale banking operations, community banks, and government organizations. In January 2009, Mr. Sills was appointed by Governor Jack Markell as the Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Delaware, Department of Technology and Information. Mr. Sills is responsible for providing strategic direction and technology management for the Executive Branch. His achievements, during his administration, include: Implementing IT and data center consolidations, cloud computing, SaaS solutions, device management/BYOD, a new ERP system, cyber security initiatives, vendor management, and other technologies. Mr. Sills’ also serves on various boards and commissions in his role as State CIO. Less   View all posts