The CXOTALK guide to 20 influential CIOs on social media

1. Influential
Chief Information
Officers

2. PREFACE
As the Chief Information Officer role become increasingly prominent, it is important to
recognize CIOs who actively stake a claim as innovators and communicators.
At CXOTALK, we bring together leaders who embody the qualities of leadership, innovation,
and positive disruption.
To develop this list of 20 Influential Chief Information Officers, we relied on Little Bird, a
marketing platform that uses social network analysis to identify top influencers among their
peers. At the time of selection, every person in this group was active as CIO for a respected
organization.
I want to thank every person included in this compilation and apologize to anyone we missed.
I also want to recognize Dion Hinchcliffe, Chief Strategy Officer of 7Summits, which develops
strategic online communities for large organizations. Dion is an old friend and colleague, and
his support and input were essential to this effort.
Michael Krigsman
Founder, CXOTALK
@mkrigsman
Dion Hinchcliffe
Chief Strategy Officer, 7Summits
@dhinchcliffe

3. Many of the CIOs I admire and respect have been
interviewed on CXOTALK, so I count myself among the
ranks of devoted fans who watch Michael Krigsman’s
delightful in-depth weekly interviews on digital business,
innovation and disruption. Those three topics are always
top-of-mind for the CIOs we interview for our stories on
CIO.COM or bring together at IDG’s 10 CIO events during
the year.
I was honored to be asked to write this introduction to
CXOTALK’s first list of 20 Influential CIOs. (Like everyone
else, I do love a good list!)
I’m also glad to see more CIOs emerging as influencers
on social media. Many IT leaders still don’t engage on
social media as do their colleagues in marketing and other
business fields.
To compile the list, CXOTALK used a social network
analysis tool (the Little Bird platform) that identifies
‘power groups’ of relevant people on social media and then
analyzes the groups to find the most influential members.
In perusing this list, I was curious to see how many of
these influencers I knew already (about half of them,
happily enough) and who I need to start following on
Twitter.
INTRODUCTION
Not surprisingly, a number of these influential CIOs are
just as well known outside the Twitterverse to IDG’s
publications and event audiences. Among those who have
graced our pages and stages are the FCC’s David Bray,
Intel’s Kim Stevenson, American Cancer Society’s Jay
Ferro, UBS’ Oliver Bussmann, LPL’s Victor Fetter and Arena
Online’s Tom LaPlante.
Most of all, this list was encouraging in its great diversity.
No one industry dominates. You’ll find influential CIOs
worth following across the spectrum of academia,
government, financial services, healthcare, insurance and
information technology.
I look forward to CXOTALK’s continued good work in the IT
community, and hope this list keeps growing alongside the
strategic business influence of CIOs everywhere.
To see the latest report on the growing influence of IT
leaders, please see our 2016 State of the CIO report.
Maryfran Johnson
Editor in Chief, CIO Events
@MaryfranJohnson

4. David Bray, Federal Communications Commission
Stephen diFilipo, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Rob Schmidt, California Department of Technology
Stephen Landry, Seton Hall University
Isaac Sacolick, Greenwich Associates
Oliver Bussmann, UBS AG
Kim Stevenson, Intel
Jay Ferro, American Cancer Society
John L. Shea, Eaton Vance
Arun Manansingh, World Trade Centers Association
20 INFLUENTIAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS
Will Weider, Ministry Health Care
Victor Fetter, LPL Financial
Jonathan Reichental, City of Palo Alto
Ryan Fay, ACI Specialty Benefits
Scott Fenton, Wind River Systems
Nigel Fortlage, GHY International
Tom LaPlante, Arena Online
Bruce Maas, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Joanna Young, Michigan State University
Vi Bergquist, St. Cloud Technical and Community College

5. Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
David Bray
fcc_cio
Federal Communications Commission
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6. MSOE
Stephen diFilipo
S_dF
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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7. Rob Schmidt
ambassadorcio
Office of Technology Services, California Department of Technology
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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8. Stephen Landry
landryst
Seton Hall University
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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9. GREENWICH
ASSOCIATES
Isaac Sacolick
nyike
Greenwich Associates
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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10. Oliver Bussmann
obussmann
UBS AG
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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11. Kim Stevenson
Kimsstevenson
Intel
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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12. American
Cancer
Society
Jay Ferro
jayferro
American Cancer Society
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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13. Eaton Vance
Investment managers
John L. Shea
johnlshea
Eaton Vance
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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14. World Trade Centers
Association
Arun Manansingh
solus72
World Trade Centers Association
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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15. Will Weider
CandidCIO
Ministry Health Care
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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16. LPL Financial
Victor Fetter
vpfetter
LPL Financial
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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17. Jonathan Reichental
Reichental
City of Palo Alto
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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18. Ryan Fay
ryancfay
ACI Specialty Benefits
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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19. Scott Fenton
sdfenton
Wind River Systems
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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20. Nigel Fortlage
nfortlage
GHY International
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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21. Tom LaPlante
tomlap
Arena Online
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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22. Bruce Maas
UWMadisonCIO
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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23. Joanna Young
jcycio
Michigan State University
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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24. Vi Bergquist
vibergquist
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Top 20 Influential
CIOs on Social Media
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25. Little Bird offers powerful influencer discovery and engagement
tools that build brand awareness and reach.
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