Martha Heller
Martha Heller is CEO of Heller Search Associates, an IT executive recruiting firm specializing in CIO, CTO, CISO and senior technology roles in all industries. She is the author The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership and Be the Business: CIOs in the New Era of IT. To join the IT career conversation, subscribe to The Heller Report.
CIOs on the move and in the news
Find up-to-date news about executives who have been recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer or chief technical officer role.
IT and engineering under one leader drives an exceptional customer experience
Sheri Rhodes, CIO and CTO of Western Union, discusses how innovation and talent development help the global money-transfer company provide outstanding customer experience.
Investing wisely in the healthcare IT ecosystem
With dollars tight and the stakes high, Eric Yablonka, CIO of Stanford Health Care, says healthcare CIOs have to make the right bets in technology.
What does it mean to be a transformational IT leader today?
As CIO, if you think your job is systems, think again. Transformational IT leaders must change their mindset and do four essential things.
How Autodesk is creating the digital workplace
Prakash Kota, CIO of Autodesk, discusses his approach to using digital technology to improve employee productivity.
Life after CIO: Making the move to the vendor side
Dan Galdenzi, chief growth officer at NASCO, discusses how he went from CIO at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to a sales and product leadership position.
How IT is helping to create a culture of consumerism in healthcare
CIO Jonathan Shoemaker explains how Allina Health is turning patients into customers using technology and tools regularly used by retailers.
Even utilities look to innovate and transform processes
Mike Koehler, CIO and CDO at Exelon, discusses how he’s creating a culture of innovation at the energy provider, improving customer, employee and supplier experiences.
What is Digital 2.0?
Digital 1.0 vs. Digital 2.0 -- Vijay Sankaran, CIO of TD Ameritrade, explains the differences and offers advice to CIOs looking to move their companies to an “anywhere, anytime, any platform” mindset.
Avoid these digital transformation false starts
Expert CIO Bruce Lee discusses three traps that can trip up CIOs as they drive digital transformation initiatives.
To develop IT talent, you need an enterprise view
CIO Mike Zahigian explains how Amgen's Technology Talent Forum helped grow leaders from inside the company rather than acquiring them from the outside.
