Businesses throughout the U.S., such as Intel, have begun to realize that chief information officers are more effective when they have experience with managing a business and encouraging innovation, as opposed to just simple IT skills.
Rebecca Jacoby, CIO at Cisco Systems, supports this realization. She said: “Companies have always used technology to run their businesses better. What’s changed is that technology is now a part of the products and services that companies provide.”
As of last year, women made up 10 per cent of CIOs at Fortune 500 companies. 5 of the top 10 highest-paid CIOS are women, as well.