Taking the Reins as CIO von Tony/Peppard Gerth

Tony Gerth is a Clinical Professor at the University of North Texas where he teaches information systems management to undergraduate and graduate students. He also is an executive coach and advisor with a focus on working with technology executives in enhancing their leadership capabilities. Before entering academia, he held leadership positions in management consulting firms Deloitte, EDS and Infosys Consulting. In these capacities he has been consulting and working with CIOs for over 20 years. His research explores the dynamics of IT leadership and he has been published in MIS Quarterly Executive, Business Horizons, and Communications of AIS. Tony has spoken at numerous international, regional and local IT leadership conferences.Joe Peppard is currently on leave of absence from MIT Sloan School of Management. He researches, teaches and consults in the domains of IT leadership, digital strategy and innovation, the execution of digital transformation programs, IT value and in the role, structure and capabilities of the IT unit in contemporary organizations. His research has been published widely in academic and practitioner outlets and his most recent book is The Strategic Management of Information Systems: Building a Digital Strategy. Joe is a Director of IT Alliance Group and Vitro Software.