CIO Executive Development Program
May 7, 8 & 9, 2012
The CIO Executive Development Program helps IT professionals develop the necessary skills to be successful in their jobs and advance their career opportunities.
The program includes business-focused content that will complement your technical skills, such as strategy and business alignment, planning and management, budgeting and tracking, leadership and communication planning, governance, and IT innovation.
San Francisco State University
Downtown Campus
835 Market Street, 5th floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Special Guest Instructor Terry Jones, Founder, travelocity.com
Terry Jones serves as chairman of the board of Kayak.com, and is on the boards of LuxuryLink, Smart Destinations and Rearden Commerce. He is a venture capitalist with General Catalyst Partners and the Sierra Angels.
Jones is also chairman of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and serves on the National Information Technology committee of the Boy Scouts of America.
Terry founded Travelocity.com, and led the company as president and chief executive officer from its founding until May 2002.
Previously, Jones served as chief information officer at Sabre Inc. In his 24 years at Sabre, Jones held various executive positions including president of computer services, vice president of applications development and vice president of product development.
Prior to Sabre, Jones joined American Airlines in 1978 as director of product development when American Airlines acquired Agency Data Systems, a Florida-based mini-computer accounting systems company. He became president of the division when it moved to Dallas/Fort Worth.
A graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio, Jones entered the travel industry in 1971 as a travel agent with Vega Travel in Chicago. He later served five years as a vice president of Travel Advisors, a company specializing in business travel to Eastern Europe and the USSR, with offices in Chicago and Moscow.
Keynote Speaker
"This program is designed to prepare our future leaders to manage IT organizations, and is a unique opportunity to learn from seasoned CIOs."
Who Should Attend
CIOs, IT executives and personnel identified as leaders who seek a professional education program to increase their competencies and continue lifelong professional learning. Course content is written and presented by Silicon Valley CIOs.
Action-Oriented Program
The program is action oriented with practical models, and actual working artifacts from the desks of CIOs. With all of this available, you will be working with the actual tools used by executives currently in a CIO role. These case studies will allow you to return to your organization with new perspectives and deliverables.
Experienced CIOs
Experiences of CIOs, as well as your own experiences, are shared and discussed with peers and other executives. Each participant receives a one-on-one follow-up meeting with one of the CIOs to address questions, increase your insight, and improve your experience. LinkedIn users may join the program’s alumni group to continue the discussion!
Program Objectives
- Create an IT strategy that links directly to the company’s business strategy
- Formulate an IT budget consistent with the strategy
- Develop an action plan to implement the IT strategy
- Build an effective IT governance program
- Understand marketing and promoting the value of IT within your firm
- Outline a model for managing effective mergers and divestitures
- Discuss the latest trends and innovations for IT
Instructors
Courses are taught by current and former Bay Area CIOs. For instructor biographies, see Instructors.
