Dr. Mayberry-Stewart Appointed To Advisory Council Of the Center For CIO Leadership

ALBANY, NY (12/19/2008)(readMedia)-- The Office of the New York State Chief Information Officer/Office For Technology (CIO/OFT) today announced that Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Chief Information Officer and the Director of the Office For Technology was appointed as a member of the Advisory Council of Center for CIO Leadership.

The Center for CIO Leadership provides CIOs from around the world access to a global community of academic and practitioner experts, peer CIOs and business leaders with a common goal of advancing the CIO profession and providing professional development. The Center for CIO Leadership serves as a global community for CIOs through which they can collaborate and learn in order to uncover opportunities where information technology (IT) will drive business value. In addition to creating unique research aimed at the concerns of today's CIOs, the Center also provides new leadership development and other educational programs.

The Center for CIO Leadership is governed by an Advisory Council which is comprised of leading CIOs from a broad range of industries and professors from some of the world's most prestigious universities. The function of the Advisory Council is to provide strategic advice and counsel to Center leadership and its partners, assure the Center's research, education and content are directly relevant to the challenges facing CIOs and contribute directly to the Center's research, education, outreach, and community-building activities.

"I am delighted and honored to have been appointed to serve on the Center for CIO Leadership Council and look forward to working with Harvey Koeppel, Executive Director, Linda Sanford, Senior Vice President, Enterprise On Demand Transformation and IT, IBM and the other members of the Center for CIO Leadership Council," said Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart. "The role of the 21st Century CIO is changing. The Center for CIO Leadership provides a unique opportunity for CIOs to come together to focus on personal productivity, collaborate on strategies that help solve today's business challenges, and maximize overall effectiveness as a CIO."

"Melodie Mayberry Stewart's vast experience across both public and private sector enterprise needs and objectives will provide the Center with enhanced insights into a much broader dimension of the CIO community. We are pleased to have her join the Advisory Council," said Harvey Koeppel, Executive Director, Center for CIO Leadership and former Senior Vice President and CIO of Citigroup's Global Consumer Group.

"Dr. Mayberry-Stewart will be a tremendous addition to the Center for CIO Leadership Council. The Center strives to gain perspectives from exceptional CIOs across all industries, and Dr. Mayberry-Stewart's insights on how the innovative application of technology can deliver new efficiencies and effectiveness in the public sector will be of great value to the Center and our members," said Linda Sanford, Senior Vice President, Enterprise On Demand Transformation and IT, IBM; member of the Board of Trustees for The State University of New York; member of the Board of Directors for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and former Chairman of the Business Council for New York State.

Dr. Mayberry-Stewart has considerable board and governance experience with more than a dozen organizations. In addition to the Center for CIO Leadership Advisory Council, Dr. Mayberry-Stewart serves as the Advisory Board Chair for the Government Technology Conference East, the Chair of the New York State Broadband Council and is a member of the Board of Directors of Harriman Research Technology Development Corporation and the Center for Computational Nanoscale Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

About CIO/OFT

The State Chief Information Officer and Office for Technology (CIO/OFT) provide statewide IT strategic direction and centralized IT services to the state and its governmental entities. CIO/OFT provides IT services to support the missions of state agencies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including more than 90,000 telecom users, 50 statewide applications, a secure network of over 1,600 miles of owned and leased fibers, including mainframe operations, telecommunications, internet and intranet provisions, email, IT training, networking, and data storage and processing. In addition, the agency has a world renowned project management practice, assists with application development, and sets technology strategy and policies for the state enterprise. For more information, visit http://www.oft.state.ny.us/.

About the Center for CIO Leadership

The Center for CIO Leadership was launched in October 2007 as an open, independent industry organization. Its mission is to become a highly respected focal point for global thought leadership, research, education and outreach designed to advance the CIO profession. More information about the Center for CIO Leadership and an excerpt of the 2008 CIO Leadership Survey is available at www.cioleadershipcenter.com

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