Lisa Morgan

4 days ago | uk.themedialeader.com | Lisa Morgan

OpinionOur young talent is lacking the foundational thinking that turns a media planner into a strategic partner. We are all responsible for nurturing a generation to think, not just do. In our ongoing recruitment efforts, a consistent pattern has emerged: many candidates at the executive and manager levels exhibit strong executional capabilities — but at what cost? They are fluent in media platforms, quick to optimise for clicks, impressions or views, and adept at navigating campaign dashboards.

1 week ago | informationweek.com | Lisa Morgan

Research facilities and startups differ greatly in terms of operations and culture. However, combining the two mindsets has many benefits, according to Krishna Dubba, CTO and co-founder at CoVent. Some researchers spend all their professional lives at research facilities because they can spend all their time innovating without being bound by business constraints, such as time to market.

2 weeks ago | informationweek.com | Lisa Morgan

Some tech leaders have accomplished enough in a lifetime for several people. SEI CERT Director Greg Touhill is one of them. He’s a retired brigadier general, was the US government’s first CISO, and that’s not all. Greg Touhill, director of the Software Engineering’s Institute’s (SEI’s) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) division is an atypical technology leader.

2 weeks ago | informationweek.com | Lisa Morgan

CIOs understand the value of continuous learning just to stay current. Mindbowser CTO and Co-Founder Pravin Uttarwar has used it to catapult from developer directly to chief technology officer. Developers typically follow one of two paths: They rise through the ranks to principal engineer or pursue a software development or IT management path. Pravin Uttarwar, CTO at healthcare solution provider Mindbowser took the latter route, jumping directly from a developer role to CTO.

3 weeks ago | informationweek.com | Lisa Morgan

Some companies have more success in a vertical when their CIO understands the business domain well. Such has been the experience of Marvin Clark, CIO of workplace and asset management solutions provider Accruent, who grew from an IT manager to a CIO in the financial services industry. Eventually, he decided to seek an opportunity outside the financial services industry because he wanted another kind of challenge and believed his knowledge and skills could benefit Accruent.