CIOs Are Stressed - And More Or Less Loving It
CIO, September 16,2025
Pressure to set the IT agenda amid rising cybersecurity threats and the upheaval of AI is increasing CIO stress levels, but many IT leaders find their elevated role in - and impact on - the business energizing.
Comparatively speaking, with three kids under 12 and a passion for flying high on a trapeze, Allegra Driscoll finds there's not much stress in her role as executive vice president and CTO of Bread Financial.
Driscoll tries to keep her job 'in the perspective of overall life,' so it takes a lot to phase her. 'Maybe it's the fact that I have three kids or maybe it's because I majored in AI before it was cool,' she says, 'but I'm energized and excited' about the role.