Maryfran Johnson
Executive director of CIO programs at IDG
An award-winning journalist, technology conference moderator and editorial executive, Maryfran Johnson is Executive Director of CIO Programs for IDG. In this dual role, she spearheads the strategic direction of CIO’s extensive portfolio of national and regional events and works closely with the CIO Executive Council (CEC) in building a collaborative community of Chief Information Officers and IT executives. She also moderates CIO.com’s CIO Leadership Live video series of in-depth interviews with enterprise CIOs from some of the nation’s leading public and private companies. Along with agenda development and speaker recruitment, Maryfran also moderates the annual CIO 100 Symposium and 9 regional CIO Perspectives events and is well-known for her engaging stage presence and extensive knowledge of IT leadership issues. She brings more than 25 years of experience covering IT leadership, technology and business trends to her events, content development and coaching roles, along with an extensive (and treasured) network of CIO contacts built during previous leadership positions as Editor in Chief of IDG's CIO and Computerworld magazines. In addition to writing extensively about IT strategy and business transformation for IDG publications, Maryfran also served in 2016-2017 as an adjunct researcher for International Data Corp.’s IT Executive Programs. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from The Ohio State University's Kiplinger Program and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida. Prior to joining IDG, she spent 10 years as a reporter at daily newspapers in Florida, Washington State and Ohio.
Cathie Kozik, CIO at PSAV
Episode 13: In this episode, host Maryfran Johnson talks with Cathie Kozik, senior vice president and CIO at PSAV, an events space provider, about aligning tech projects to business goals, tapping into employees for innovative ideas...
CIO Leadership Live with James Rinaldi of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab | Ep 11
How the agency is opening up data silos and driving data transformation.
Douglas Blackwell, CIO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Episode 12: In this episode, host Maryfran Johnson talks with Douglas Blackwell, senior vice president and CIO at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, about digital transformation in the healthcare industry, including voice...
James Rinaldi, CIO, Director for Information Technology, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
Episode 11: In this episode, host Maryfran Johnson talks with James Rinaldi, CIO at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, about opening up data silos and driving data transformation; having a seat at the table to lead change; and using...
CIO Leadership Live with Bernie Gracy of Agero | Ep 1
How the roles of CIOs and CDOs are changing and expanding in today’s digital business ecosystem.
CIO Leadership Live with Ron Guerrier of Farmers Insurance | Ep 2
How next-generation technologies are helping to shape the insurance industry.
CIO Leadership Live with Kristin Darby of Cancer Treatment Centers | Ep 3
How IT systems convergence is enabling connected care for patients.
CIO Leadership Live with Joel Jacobs of MITRE | Ep 4
How IT innovation, from predictive analytics to mobile app development, is a never-ending mission.
CIO Leadership Live with John Hill of Carhartt | Ep 5
How the evolving role of the IT leader includes an ongoing quest for innovation game changers.
CIO Leadership Live with Mojgan Lefebvre of Liberty Mutual | Ep 6
How the insurance firm is leveraging the cloud and creating a business-specific data strategy.
CIO Leadership Live with Klara Jelinkova of Rice University | Ep 7
How the university's GDPR project was an opportunity to talk about data security and privacy.
CIO Leadership Live with Sanjay Shringarpure of E.&J. Gallo Winery | Ep 8
How the landscape of IT and innovation technologies is changing in the agriculture industry.
CIO Leadership Live with Cynthia Stoddard of Adobe | Ep 10
How data strategy, automation and AI impact the new IT roles at Adobe.
CIO Leadership Live with Jack Clare of Dunkin' Brands | Ep 9
How the company is striving to improve customers' drive-through experience.
Cynthia Stoddard, senior VP and CIO at Adobe
Episode 10: In this episode, host Maryfran Johnson talks with Cynthia Stoddard, SVP and CIO at Adobe. Their hour-long conversation covers a range of topics, including IT innovation and ROI, data strategy, automation, machine learning...
Jack Clare, CIO and chief strategy officer at Dunkin' Brands
Episode 9: In this episode of CIO Leadership Live, host Maryfran Johnson talks with Jack Clare, CIO and chief strategy officer at Dunkin' Brands, about the company's mobile payment, ordering and loyalty apps, and how it's striving to...
Sanjay Shringarpure, CIO, E.& J. Gallo Winery
Episode 8: In this episode, host Maryfran Johnson talks one-on-one with Sanjay Shringarpure, CIO at E.& J. Gallo Winery, about the changing landscape of IT and innovation technologies in the agriculture industry, the challenges of...
Klara Jelinkova, CIO of Rice University
Episode 7: Maryfran Johnson talks with Klara Jelinkova, Rice University’s CIO, on a range of topics, including the responsibility of senior women in IT to mentor the next generation and how the university's GDPR project was an...
Mojgan Lefebvre, CIO of Global Risk Services at Liberty Mutual
Episode 6: Host Maryfran Johnson talks with Mojgan Lefebvre, CIO for Liberty Mutual's Global Specialty business, about how the insurance firm is leveraging the cloud, creating business-specific data strategy and getting the best from...
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