Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
1,030 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsTwice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode of Technovation explores the technology trends that are transforming business, and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, Technovation is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs.
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Rob Carter, Co-CEO and CIO of FedEx Corporate Services
March 03, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Rob Carter, Co-CEO and Chief Information Officer of FedEx Corporate Services, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: What technology trends Rob is keen to leverage in the next 3-4 years The evolution of Rob’s responsibilities as a CIO within FedEx, and the benefits of having a position dedicated solely to the pursuits of IT advancement and development The significance of board le...
Stuart McGuigan, Chief Information Officer of Johnson and Johnson
February 24, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Stuart McGuigan, Chief Information Officer of Johnson and Johnson, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Stuart’s takeaways from his first 100 days as CIO at three different companies J&J IT’s organizational divisions and how IT balances standardization and customization across its 250 operating companies J&J IT’s effort to promote transparency in the u...
Tracey Rothenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ricoh Americas Corporation
February 17, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Tracey Rothenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ricoh Americas Corporation, a multinational imaging and electronics company, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT & Business Partnerships with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The role and evolution of the role of CIOs and COOs The advantages gained as a C-level executive from having a CIOs perspective The importance of strategy to being a successful leader The rol...
Nic Borg, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Edmodo
February 10, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Nic Borg, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Edmodo, a privake K-12 classroom communication tool, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Revolution of the distribution model utilized by Edmodo and other virtual education platforms The significance of focusing exclusively on as pre-K to grade 12 audience, and the challenges of reaching those of a young...
Umar Saif, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology University, Pakistan
February 03, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Umar Saif, Vice-Chancellor of Information Technology University in Pakistan, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: How he leveraged experiences at Cambridge and MIT to bring back lessons to Pakistan How LUMS first responded to the entrepreneurial ethos that Umar brought to the table Umar’s innovations and projects that have had real social and private sector impact in Pakistan ...
Daniel Huttenlocher, Dean and Vice Provost of the Cornell NYC Tech Campus
January 27, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Dan Huttenlocher, Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell's new NYC tech campus, discusses World Class IT principle one, People and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Cornell Tech NYC's mission Why Cornell chose to locate the school in New York City The school's matrixed learning structure and three organizing themes, which focus on customer-centric technology How the school is building a culture that equally...
Anant Agarwal, President of edX
January 20, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Anant Agarwal, President of edX, a prominent MOOC, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The genesis of the idea behind edX Four aspects that make edX different from the other MOOCs How edX benefits both its university partners and other universities unaffiliated with edX edX's KPIs edX’s new strategic forays in to content for Advanced Placement (AP) tests and corporate training ...
Simon Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of FutureLearn
January 13, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn, a prominent MOOC, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Simon’s vision for FutureLearn, and how he started the company How he has leveraged his non-academic background to run a MOOC FutureLearn’s revenue model, and what Simon thinks about his company’s position vis-à-vis traditional educational institutions and other MOOCs How FutureLearn engages c...
Salman Khan, Executive Director and Founder of Khan Academy
January 06, 2014 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Salman Khan, Executive Director and Founder of Khan Academy, a leader in online education, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The genesis of the idea behind Khan Academy Khan Academy’s aim to fill skill and knowledge gaps but not to compete with or replace the physical classroom Khan Academy's revenue model and examples of performance metrics used How Khan Academy scales and dev...
Mike Feerick, CEO and Founder of ALISON
December 30, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Mike Feerick, Founder and CEO of ALISON, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The strategy behind ALISON’s focus on corporate and vocational training content online ALISON’s revenue model and and key performance indicators used How ALISON functions as a filter for the content that exists online in the vocational space The promise that education technology and MOOCs have in transf...
Rob Lux, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Freddie Mac
December 23, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Rob Lux, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Freddie Mac, a public government sponsored enterprise , discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, and principle five, External Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Rob's team's role in helping Freddie Mac recover from the economic downturn How Freddie Mac approached Walmart, Visa, and other private sector firms for data management ad...
Daphne Koller, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Coursera
December 16, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Daphe Koller,co-founder and co-CEO of Coursera, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The genesis of the idea behind Coursera How Coursera differentiates itself from other MOOCs by facilitating a “social” aspect to learning The competitive landscape, business strategy, and KPIs for Coursera The promise that education technology and MOOCs have in transforming education around the w...
Sebastian Thrun, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Udacity
December 09, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Udacity, a for-profit education company offering MOOCs, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, principle five, External Partnership, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The motivations and influences in launching the Udacity project How Udacity aims to solve the real problem of “access” to higher education The competitive landscape and business strategy for Udacity and o...
Brook Colangelo, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
December 02, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Brook Colangelo, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an educational and trade publisher, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His transition from CIO role at the White House to his current role Steps he took to prepare for his new job How he focused on "meta-listening" to identify problems and achieve results...
Cathy Bessant, Global Technology and Operations Executive of Bank of America
November 18, 2013 14:00 - 5 MBIn this interview, Cathy Bessant, Group Technology and Operations executive at Bank of America, the second largest bank holding company in the US by assets, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle four, IT & Business Partnership, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: How she manages multiple CIOs and senior IT executives that report to her Reducing spending should not equate to under-spending, which curtails growth The shifting away of focus on dee...
Ken Venner, Chief Information Officer of SpaceX
November 04, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Ken Venner, Chief Information Officer of SpaceX, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The need for business units and IT departments to communicate with and understand each other The strategies he undertook to build a resilient IT workflow structure needed in a lean organization like SpaceX Working with Elon Musk and deriving value and insights from other companies in his portfo...
Jay Ferro, Chief Information Officer of American Cancer Society
October 21, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Jay Ferro, Chief Information Officer of the American Cancer Society, a nationwide voluntary health organization, discusses World Class IT principle two, Infrastructure, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The specifics of his CIO role at American Cancer Society The differences and similarities in managing IT at non-profit and the for-profit sectors The critical role of IT in enabling functionalit...
Marc Saffer, Chief Information Officer of J.Crew
October 07, 2013 08:00 - 5 MBIn this interview, Marc Saffer, Chief Information Officer of J. Crew discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, principle three, Project & Portfolio Management, and four, IT & Business Partnership, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The structure and dynamics of the CIO office at J.Crew Marc’s focus on company culture, business strategy and people management in preparation of his role as J.Crew’s new CIO Marc’s multi-staged peo...
Kevin Hart, EVP and CTO of Cox Communications
September 23, 2013 08:30 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this interview, Kevin Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Cox Communications, the third-largest cable entertainment and broadband services provider in the country, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle three, Project and Portfolio, and principle four, IT & Business Partnership, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The uniqueness of his role at CTO at Cox His first 100 days plan for his CTO role How he has implemente...
Aaron Levie, CEO and Co-Founder of Box
September 09, 2013 08:00 - 5 MBIn this interview, Aaron Levie, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Box, a leader in online file sharing and cloud content management, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, and principle five, External Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Themes of the upcoming BoxWorks conference Box's ability to attract and retain top talent from other IT firms Box's focus on delivering enterprise IT solutions through a...
Randy Krotowski, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Caterpillar
August 26, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Randy Krotowski, Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Caterpillar, a $54 billion manufacturing company, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The strategic value of a dual VP Global Information Services and CIO role The importance of talent management and legacy planning for operational excellence and business transformation Caterpillar's st...
John Michelsen, Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies
August 12, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, John Michelsen, Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies, a $4.6 billion software and solutions company, discusses World Class IT principle two, Infrastructure, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The internal and external facing role of the CTO in a tech company The need for speed in IT delivery Employing Agile principles to segment large projects into multiple manageable threads How IT shoul...
Gary Wimberly, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Express Scripts
July 29, 2013 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this interview, Gary Wimberly, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Express Scripts, discusses World Class IT principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, and principle five, External Partnerships with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: IT's role in innovation and analytics at Express Scripts Gary's leadership in IT integration with Express Scripts' recent acquisition of Medco How Gary consistently aligns IT with business strategy Gary's policy o...
Stephen Gillett, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Symantec
July 15, 2013 08:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this interview, Stephen Gillett, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Symantec, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His career progression to the CIO role and beyond Stephen's role in transforming the use of technology during his time at Starbucks How Stephen leveraged his experiences with innovation in his role at Best Buy Digital Stephen's cur...
David Pogue, Author and Technology Columnist of the New York Times
July 01, 2013 08:38 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this interview, David Pogue, Author and Technology Columnist for the New York Times discusses a variety of topics with Metis Strategy: David’s background in music, and his gradual career shift from music to technology writing David’s experience covering Apple during periods of significant transition David’s path to joining the New York Times as a columnist The process by which David interacts with technologies he evaluates Eye on the Trends: Portable touchscreens and how they will de...
Vivek Kundra, Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets of Salesforce.com
June 17, 2013 08:33 - 5 MBIn this interview, Vivek Kundra, Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets at Salesforce.com, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His career progression from first federal CIO to his role at Salesforce.com Technology in the Obama presidential campaign How brand ownership is shifting to consumers The evolution of the CIO Why IT leader...
John Hinshaw, Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations of Hewlett-Packard
June 03, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, John Hinshaw, Executive Vice President of Technology & Operations of Hewlett-Packard, a $116 billion diversified technology company, and discusses World Class IT principle one, People,and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His unique purview of responsibilities as EVP of Technology & Operations How he uses technology to impact P&Ls across business units The unique culture and pace of innovation at HP...
Greg Carmichael, President and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Third Bank
May 20, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Greg Carmichael, President and COO of Fifth Third Bank, a $6 billion financial services company, and discusses World Class IT principle one, People,and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His career progression from CIO to COO and President Transferable skills between manufacturing and financial services Increasing value of technology leadership at a financial services company The benefits of being ...
Chris Lofgren, Chief Executive Officer of Schneider National
May 06, 2013 08:30 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this interview, Chris Lofgren, CEO of Schneider National, a multi-billion dollar trucking, logistics, and intermodal service provider, and discusses World Class IT principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: Schneider National's history as a early technology adopter The transition from CIO to COO to CEO The intersection of marketing and technology Interacting with a CIO as a current CEO and former CIO Eye on the Trends: th...
Brian Flynn, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer of Crawford & Company
April 22, 2013 08:30 - 5 MBIn this interview, Brian Flynn, EVP and Global CIO of Crawford & Company, an insurance claims management company, and discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle three, Project & Portfolio Management, and principle four, IT and Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: His top IT priorities to improve organizational agility Using strong communication in driving culture change Breaking the conceptual silos of IT and "the business" Cra...