Robert Howell

As an experienced CIO, Vice President of IT, Business Transformation, Technology and Program Management Senior Executive, I have a 25+ year track record of excelling while working with corporate and client executives to craft the right strategy and manage complex mission critical programs in a multitude of technology areas and verticals, and in establishing and running high performing program management and delivery organizations. Directly responsible for the crafting and delivering of global business innovation capabilities that increased revenue; and productivity, efficiency improvements and fiscal performance that has dramatically improved performance and profitability in many verticals. This resulted in my designation as an expert in large complex business integrations due to my in-depth understanding of program management and portfolio governance while leading and recovering many very large highly complex national multi-business unit IT initiatives and transformations. My skills, experience and expertise would be an invaluable addition to any board to ensure alignment between business areas and technology while achieving corporate goals and minimizing risk . I have been trained to immediately assume leadership positions within new areas of responsibility; assess the as-is state, build relationships, identify opportunities and craft a maturity path that incorporates the businesses culture, values, and risk tolerance while improving performance. Extensive experience in executive management consulting, strategic planning, big data, analytics, cyber security, program management, data center transformations, systems integration, software development, portfolio management, solutions architecture, service level management, operations and IT Outsourcing. I have successfully led and improved organizations from both the business and technology perspective and have the acumen to translate technology success into business results while focused on outcome