Andrew
Dunn
Chief Information Officer
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Access Insurance Holdings
Andrew Dunn, CIO of Access Insurance Holdings, Inc., has spent his distinguished career in the trenches. Whether providing the only technology support...
What initially sparked your interest in information technology? I attended RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). I originally intended to study physics and math, but in my second year I took a computer course and really took to the whole logic behind it. I’ve been working in technology ever since...
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Mark
Conde
Director of Information Technology
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Emory - Rollins School of Public Health
Starting with a PDP-11/23 in a specialty chemical company’s laboratory, Mark Conde began his career in technology by writing his first laboratory...
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Brian
Kelleher
IT Director
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Comcast
A native of Ohio, Brian Kelleher got interested in technology as a teenager. His enthusiasm for hands-on tech implementation led him to Clemson University...
Let’s begin by having you tell us your story. I was born and raised in the Dayton and Cincinnati area. I may date myself, but I got my first computer when I was 14 or 15 years old. It was an old Packard Bell machine, and I fell in love with exploring all the things I could do with it. That was...
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Brian
Flynn
Senior Vice President & Global CIO
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Crawford & Company
Twenty-six years in the finance and technology industries equipped Brian Flynn with the right mix of skills for his current role as global chief information...
Where did life start for Brian Flynn? I was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – “Tobacco Road” as they say – in 1959 and lived there until I left for college at Appalachian State University in Boone. After graduation, I decided Winston-Salem wasn’t the place for me,...
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Michael
Halbert
Area Director
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CIBER
Michael Halbert joined CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) as Area Director for the firm's Atlanta office in April 2008. As Area Director, he is responsible for directing...
What initially sparked your interest in information technology? I became interested in information technology because it provides a range of opportunities in every industry. There is always something new and challenging on the horizon. Talk about how your upbringing has influenced who you are today....
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Tim
Smith
President and COO
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Thompson Technologies
As the President of Thompson Technologies, Tim Smith is responsible for overall business development and delivery efforts for the entire company including...
What initially sparked your interest in information technology? I saw that businesses were working towards streamlining and leveraging technology to outpace their competition. Discovering how technology allows the delivery of better results more quickly became a requirement in my career. Talk about how...
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Taylor
Davis
Director of Technology - New Products Group
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Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Atlanta native Taylor Davis completed his undergrad degree at Northwestern then attended Emory for his MBA. As the Director of Technology for Turner Broadcasting...
Let us begin by having you tell us your story. I grew up in Atlanta but went to college at Northwestern University and earned a communication studies degree. I’m a very curious person by nature. Building things and understanding how they work is the core of who I am. In college, I realized that...
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Dan
Kehoe
Sales Director
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Nagarro
Dan Kehoe is the Sales Director for all of Nagarro’s Southeast-USA operations. He has more than 16 years experience in the high-tech sector, with...
Where were you born? Where did you grow up? How did that influence your technology career choices? I was born in Greensboro, NC, and my family moved to Athens, GA when I was five years old, so my roots are definitely here in the South. However, throughout my upbringing, my family also spent a lot of...
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Delores
Barton
Chief Information Officer
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Spelman College
Early in Delores Barton’s career at IBM, two interests came together as she moved into a systems engineer role: seeing products come to life in a customer setting, and working on an education / public sector account. The bulk of her 31-year IBM career focused on technical management, and she worked...
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Nick
Grecco
SVP, Global Infrastructure
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Ceridian Corp.
Nick Grecco saw dramatic changes in the banking industry during the merger era of the 1990s, as he consolidated the technology among banks acquired by Bank of America. While there, he played a role in Bank of America’s move into Internet banking and the introduction of check imaging. In the present...
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