From CIO To CEO: IT Leaders Rise To The Top
CIO, Monday, June 26,2023
Technology's centrality to business strategy has opened doors for CIOs to level up and lead the C-suite. Here's what you need to know before setting your sights on the corner office.
Ross Meyercord never set out to make the leap from technology leader to CEO, but a set of intentional and opportunistic career choices delivered the breadth of business experience and leadership skills required to land the job.
Meyercord parlayed an engineering degree into a two-decade consulting track at Accenture, where a focus on large-scale transformation projects opened the door to the global CIO role at Salesforce during its critical revenue growth period. Logging hours with Salesforce customers left Meyercord well-positioned to branch out into sales leadership at the SaaS giant followed by a stint at Pluralsight, where he served as chief revenue officer.