What It Takes To Become a CIO

Speaker: Scott Lowe, CEO, ActualTech Media

Enterprise IT veteran and ActualTech Media’s CEO, Scott Lowe, has over 20 years of experience holding senior and CIO roles across multiple organizations. Scott will share his experiences and thoughts on what it takes to be a CIO in today’s IT industry.

[finalfant]

Thank you so much for your video. I actually have an Interview Next week for a Deputy CIO position at a State University. I am one of 10 people being considered. This position is going to be replacing the CIO in a few years when he retires. I have about 14 years experience in Management and Director roles with allot of technical and hands on aspects. I am watching videos like yours to see if I am even ready or qualified to be a CIO and if my past experience will be enough. Based on the strategic plan they sent me to look over prior to the interview and what you have pointed out, I am confident I am ready for this type of role. It is definitely going to be an operational based CIO. I think the only thing I am nervous about is that I have looked at the org chart they sent, and I am really going to have to find a way to make myself stand out. There are a few Directors that will be reporting to me that honestly have as much experience as I do. My past roles have been ones that honestly should have been Director roles, but my title was stuck at what I was hired at. Such as my current role, I am an "IT Manager" though my duties are more Director Level. If it was a bigger company, I would be considered CIO. Again, thank you.

[harshvardhanm]

A very well put together presentation! Thank you !

[damon.martin]

This was good! Thanks for putting this together.

[urik]

Do you think that a fractional c-level as in a vCIO for an MSP, would benefit learning from a CIO's perspective? My inital thought is yes...but wanted your opinion on that.