CIO turned CEO Michael Capellas is now a venture capitalist. The former CEO of MCI and Compaq joined private equity firm Silver Lake Partners as a senior advisor. He’s helping the senior leadership and value creation teams identify and develop new investment opportunities. He’s also advising Silver Lake’s portfolio companies on business matters. During his tenure as president and CEO of MCI, which he held from December 2002 through January 2006, Capellas led MCI through a huge reorganization and through its merger with Verizon. Since he left MCI, he’s been serving on Cisco Systems’ board of directors. Prior to MCI, he was president of HP, a position he moved into after HP acquired his previous company, Compaq, where he served as chairman, CEO, and previously as its COO and CIO. If you’re interested in reading how the world reacted when Capellas was named CEO of Compaq, check out this column former CIO writer turned headhunter Martha Heller wrote when it happened. The National Endowment for the Arts CIO Michael Burke was recently elected chairman of the Grants Executive Board. He will hold this position for a year. Arizona State University’s School of Global Studies appointed Avnet Chief Operational Excellence Officer Ed Kamins (at left) to its advisory board. He’ll be mentoring students, raising funds, and weighing in on the research and education strategies for the new school. Kamins has served in his current position since August 2005. Prior to it, he was Avnet’s CIO. Related content interview Accenture’s Penelope Prett on the predictive value of data The chief information, data, and analytics officer at the $61 billion consulting firm contends that the true power of data resides in the predictive capabilities that come from interconnections between different data domains. By Martha Heller May 17, 2023 7 mins Chief Data Officer Predictive Analytics Data Management feature New US CIO appointments, May 2023 Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. By Martha Heller May 10, 2023 22 mins CIO Careers IT Leadership feature GlobalFoundries overhauls its process owner model to drive transformation CDO Brad Clay spearheaded a new global business process ownership model to help fuel the semiconductor manufacturer’s transformation from a high-volume commodity business to a high-value one. By Martha Heller Apr 26, 2023 6 mins Business Process Management Digital Transformation interview CIO Fletcher Previn on designing the future of work How can CIOs make their hybrid work culture a competitive advantage? At Cisco, Fletcher Previn leads with user experience and design. By Martha Heller Apr 19, 2023 8 mins Staff Management IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe