1. Earning a Seat at the Table
CIO Panel:
Earning a Seat at the Table
Presented by:
Mary Sumner, Professor CMIS Academic Lead, SIM Management Council

2. Panel Ian Patterson CIO, Scottrade Financial Services Patricia Coffey
Senior VP
Allstate Insurance
John Shellenberger
VP and CIO
Johns Manville

3. Question
Give us some background on your career and how you gradually transitioned into using your IT background to support business needs.

4. Question
Are there any specific roles you have played (or are now playing) that highlight the role of the IT leader in addressing business needs and in solving business problems?

5. How does your background in IT enable you to “earn a seat at the table

6. How does you knowledge of business enable you to run IT “as a business

7. What advice would you give to IT leaders who are interested in “earning a seat at the table?”

8. What skill and knowledge sets have enabled you to be successful in making the transition from IT leader to business leader?

9. Your Questions