Dan Roberts

Dan Roberts, a 2025 inductee into the CIO Hall of Fame, is widely known as “The Tech Whisperer” and a trusted connector across the CIO community. As CEO of Ouellette & Associates, a division of Technology Partners, he leads the firm that coined the phrase “Developing the Human Side of Technology” in 1984 and continues to be a pioneer in building future-ready digital workforces and driving innovation across industries.

Articles by Dan Roberts

What makes a CIO legendary? Developing the human side of IT

What does it take it to build and lead a resilient technology organization, spearhead ambitious digital transformations, and deliver game-changing value again and again? For truly great CIOs, it all starts with people.

Sep 4, 2025 14 mins

Business IT Alignment Digital Transformation Staff Management

Eaton CIO Katrina Redmond on honing IT for operational excellence

Aug 21, 2025 10 mins

Business IT Alignment IT Leadership

Black & Veatch’s Mike Adams helps sharpen your CIO communication edge

Aug 7, 2025 12 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy

Colonial Pipeline’s Afshean Talasaz on decision-making at the speed of AI

Today’s IT execs face a relentless pace of technology and business change. An intentional approach to executive decision-making can help ensure better business outcomes amid constant disruption.

Jul 24, 2025 10 mins

Business IT Alignment Critical Infrastructure IT Leadership

How Danyel Bischof-Forsyth mapped her award-winning CIO journey

The 7 Brew CIO advises CIO aspirants to architect their careers as lattices not ladders, and to embrace lateral moves, learning agility, and their networks as they strike their own paths to the top.

Jul 10, 2025 13 mins

Business IT Alignment Change Management Innovation

From cloud first to cloud only: How PPG’s Bhaskar Ramachandran drives bold transformation

The paint and coatings manufacturer’s CIO takes a people-driven approach to delivering business impact — and it starts with clarity of vision and the courage to take a leading position on emerging technologies.

Jun 19, 2025 11 mins

Digital Transformation Financial Services Industry IT Leadership

The habits that set future-ready IT leaders apart

Cummins CIO Earl Newsome breaks down the mindsets, habits, and skillsets IT leaders need to thrive in the volatile and uncertain world of continuous change ahead.

Jun 5, 2025 12 mins

Change Management Digital Transformation IT Leadership

Critical infrastructure CIOs chart a vital new course for IT

Tech execs from five enterprises at the core of America’s massive digital infrastructure transformation shed light on what it takes to lead in revolutionary times.

May 15, 2025 14 mins

Critical Infrastructure Data Center Data Center Management

How music shapes Dan Massey’s approach to IT leadership

The art of leadership: To better orchestrate the transformative work of Regions Bank’s 5,000-person IT org, the IT chief draws from his deep experience writing, producing, and performing music.

Apr 24, 2025 10 mins

Business IT Alignment IT Leadership

CIO legend Andi Karaboutis on what every IT leader should master

Current board director for four public companies, Karaboutis draws on her experience leading IT across multiple industries to lend advice to the next generation of CIO hopefuls.

Apr 3, 2025 11 mins

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Why PMO offices fail — and 7 ways to help your PMO succeed

Oct 1, 20256 mins

IT LeadershipProject Management

Are you ready for the era of AI-powered, self-service IT?

By Eamonn O'Neill

Oct 1, 20256 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT SkillsStaff Management

How strategy and alignment can make or break your product launches

Oct 1, 20257 mins

IT LeadershipIT StrategyStaff Management

TruStone tech execs share AI-driven credit union transformation

Oct 1, 202522 mins

CIO Leadership Live

The Tile Shop's CIO Christopher Davis on cloud migration, AI integration

Sep 17, 202534 mins

CIO Leadership Live

Why AI upskilling fails, and how tech leaders are fixing it | What IT Leaders Want, Ep. 11

Sep 12, 202528 mins

CareersGenerative AI

TruStone tech execs share AI-driven credit union transformation

Oct 1, 202522 mins

CIO Leadership Live

How BeyondTrust detects privilige escalation and dark web threats

Oct 1, 202511 mins

Identity and Access ManagementNetwork SecurityZero Trust

The Tile Shop's CIO Christopher Davis on cloud migration, AI integration

Sep 17, 202534 mins

CIO Leadership Live

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