Techfluential

Tech leaders and boards are teaming up to transform businesses. Nationwide Board Member, Sara Tucker, and Jim Fowler, Nationwide EVP and CTO, take us behind the scenes to show how it can be done. Together they explore skills tech execs should have to make it happen.

With the right leadership, cyber resiliency can become a business asset and enabler of innovation. Hear Rohan Amin, chief product officer at Chase, and Jamil Farshchi, executive vice president, chief information security officer and chief technology officer at Equifax, share how tech executives can help recast risk management as a catalyst of innovation and long-term growth.

Technology is at the heart of every business strategy today—and organizations are looking to chief information officers as the C-suite leader to drive impact through technology. Hear Tim Buckley, former CEO and chairman at Vanguard, and John Marcante, former CIO at Vanguard and Deloitte CIO-in-residence, describe how the C-suite and the board can lean on their CIOs to drive more effective strategic business decisions.

Strong customer relationships rely on trust. Hear how Sabina Ewing, SVP of Business & Technology Services and CIO at Abbott, and Linda Jojo, EVP and Chief Customer Officer at United, leverage tech to enhance the customer experience and drive loyalty.

Successful tech leaders are often skilled team builders. Listen to Rob Carter, former CIO at FedEx, and Cisco Sanchez, SVP and CIO at Qualcomm, discuss how cultivating adaptability and building business acumen in tech teams can boost business outcomes.

To build influence in the business, some tech leaders are speaking the language of the business. Seasoned CIOs Ashley Pettit of State Farm and Jay Crotts, former CIO at Shell, discuss how cultivating a curiosity about the business can help tech leaders lead transformational change across the organization.

What does it mean to influence differently? In this mini-episode, series hosts, Lou DiLorenzo and Brian Kamenetzky, explore what it means to be “Techfluential,” why the role of the CIO is changing, and how successful leaders across the c-suite are embracing the opportunity.