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 feature We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well As products become more based in software, CIO roles will increasingly align with CIOs who’ve been selling software for decades, like Jim Palermo, CIO of open source solution provider Red Hat. By Martha Heller Nov 15, 2023 7 mins CIO Software Deployment Marketing feature New US CIO appointments, November 2023 Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. By Martha Heller Nov 08, 2023 9 mins CIO Careers IT Leadership interview How Huber spurs innovation in a historically decentralized business With IT/OT convergence, digital technologies, and the growing importance of data, Huber CIO Dwain Wilcox leads the creation of a cross-functional, cross-business innovation engine. By Martha Heller Aug 23, 2023 6 mins CIO Enterprise Cloud Management interview CIO Ryan Snyder on the benefits of interpreting data as a layer cake Thermo Fisher Scientific CIO Ryan Snyder discusses a tiered model used to turn data into value at the $40 billion laboratory equipment and instrument maker. By Martha Heller Aug 02, 2023 8 mins CIO Data Architecture Data Governance 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