Some technology executives don't simply defy convention; they craft a whole new definition of leadership. Learn who was named to the Premier 100 class of 2009 -- and how they're blazing new management trails.
Computerworld's annual list of the men and women shaping the IT industry showcases the best talent in the industry. Read about the 100 IT executives named to this year's Premier 100 IT Leaders list and learn how these modern leaders are surging ahead of the pack by testing new technologies, executing new strategies and trying on new roles.
This year's winners drive strategy and innovation in top-tier IT departments. Click through for photos of each honoree, as well as interesting personal tidbits like their first job, best career advice and the title they'd like to hold someday.
How many of these Premier IT Leaders do you know? Here are the ones I know through my membership in the IT Senior Management Forum (ITSMF). I'm going to send them a personal note of congratulations and find out how they made it to the list!
Melodie Mayberry-Stewart
CIO, Director of the Office for Technology
Employer: State of New York
Jerome Oglesby
Chief Technology Officer
Employer: Deloitte Services LLP
African Americans in IT: Why there's reason for hope
Editorial Director of Computerworld and Infoworld, Don Tennant, writes: In my Editor's Note this week, I wrote about the fact that this year's Computerworld IT Salary Survey found that African-American IT workers are just as underrepresented in the profession and just as inequitably compensated as they were last year. But I noted that we have reason to be hopeful that positive change lies ahead.
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