Michael Johnson is the VP and CIO of AT Kearney. He has
over 30 years of International IT management experience with a proven
capacity as a leading IT transformational leader. A strong, successful
management approach of conservatively pushing the “technology envelope”
while remaining keenly focused on true business requirements. Assisted
in several IT global transformational projects within A.T.Kearney
and managed an independent global consulting practice. His prior
professional experiences include Senior Vice President, CIO of True
North Communications, Inc., an international advertising and new media
firm, Chief Information Officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(CNN, TBS, MGM Studios, Hanna-Barberra Studios, TNT, Atlanta Braves,
etc.) Vice President of IS for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and an
International Consultant for Price-Waterhouse
Pete Magrini
CIO of Northern
Trust Bank
Peter A.
Magrini is a Senior Vice President at The Northern Trust Company,
Chicago. He is Manager of Application Development and Support in
Northern Worldwide Systems. Pete is responsible for directing all of the
software development and support for the business units. He ensures that
his group meets its objectives of timely software delivery, unrivaled
client support, and a highly available and stable production
environment. Pete received a B.A. degree from Lake Forest College and an
M.B.A. degree from DePaul University. He joined Northern Trust in 1987,
was named an Officer in March, 1988; a Second Vice President in March,
1990; a Vice President in May, 1992; and a Senior Vice President in
July, 1996. Previously, he was associated with Citicorp Mortgage Banking
Services and Continental Illinois National Bank.
John Laughhunn
CTO
AT Kearney
John Laughhunn is the CTO of
AT Kearney Inc. He has over 25 years experience in global enterprise IT
design, operations & management with strong international expertise in
deployment of globally standardized, remotely managed, efficient
infrastructure technologies for highly mobile users. He has superior
knowledge of practical, hands-on application of new and emerging
technologies in a larger global enterprise. He assisted in many national and international consulting engagements
within A.T.Kearney involving enterprise IT. Frequent lecturer at DePaul
University’s School of Information Technology.Prior professional experiences include Director of Advanced
Technology (CTO) Turner Broadcasting, Inc. (CNN, TBS, MGM Studios,
Hanna-Barberra Studios, TNT, Atlanta Braves, etc.) – 9 years. Global
Technologies Director / CTO of True North Communications, an
international advertising and new media firm – 1.5 years. Vice
President, Pro Computer Centers, responsible for operations of 6
computers services companies in 3 states – 6 years. Regional Director of
Technology – Government Technology Services, Inc., architectural design
and implementation consulting for clients such as U.S. Navy, NASA, state
& local governments
Ron Markham
CIO of SPSS
Ron Markham is Sr. Vice President and CIO
at SPSS, Inc.(http://www.spss.com), a leading worldwide provider of
predictive analytics software and solutions. Ron is responsible for
leading SPSS’ worldwide information technology program. In addition to
supporting the company’s global corporate information systems, Ron’s IT
organization provides support for the company’s nine R&D labs located
throughout the U.S. and Europe, as well as SPSS’ growing predictive
analytics hosting solutions business. Ron also serves in the role of
executive sponsor for SPSS’ internal business process improvement
initiatives focused on streamlining business operations, reducing cost,
and utilizing information technology to deliver high quality products
and services to SPSS’ 250,000 customers around the world. Prior to
joining SPSS in early 2004, Ron also served in executive IT leadership
positions at GE Capital, Comdisco, and Diversified Software Systems.
While with GE, Ron pioneered the application of Six Sigma quality to
data center operations, network management, and the IT help desk. Ron
also worked as a principal consultant and solutions practice leader for
Leapnet, Inc., Pragmatic System, Inc., and Stakeholder Solutions, Inc.
Ron received a Master of Management Degree from Northwestern’s Kellogg
School of Management, and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from DePaul
University.
Vince Kellen
VP Information Services
DePaul University
Vince is the Vice President of Information Services at
DePaul University. He offers strategic vision to a staff of 103 in
technology architecture, data warehousing, application development, data
center operations, networks and telecommunications, classroom technology
and labs, and systems support. He also provides leadership to the
technology teams managing DePaul’s PeopleSoft enterprise system.
Vince has a background in consulting and entrepreneurship, having served
as a partner leading the CRM Strategy practice with marchFIRST and as
the Vice President of customer knowledge management and analytics for
Scient and as a principal for a wireless collaboration product start-up.
Vince has helped a variety of large and mid-sized companies including
Exxon, 20th Century Fox, S.C. Johnson, General Mills, Appleton Papers,
R.R. Donnelley, Household Finance, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Co.,
Hammacher-Schlemmer, and Abbott Laboratories in the areas of e-commerce,
data warehousing, decision support and database systems. Vince is spoken
at national and international conferences on CRM, the Internet and
technology issues. Vince also authored four books on database
technologies which were published by Que, New Riders and M&T Press.
Vince's interest areas focus on the role of e-commerce and data systems
in business strategy, decision making and management.
Organizers
Prof. Olayele
Adelakun
Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee
Assi. Professor
DePaul University.
Olayele Adelakun is an Assistant professor of MIS at
DePaul University Chicago, Illinois, School of Computer Science,
Telecommunication and Information Systems (CTI). His research focuses on
IT Outsourcing, ERP systems implementation, and Information systems
quality and Evaluation. He has conducted case studies in both medium
size companies and multinational companies in Finland and the United
States. He was the chairman of the 2001 and 2002 IT outsourcing
conference and the moderator of the 2003 offshore outsourcing panel
discussion at DePaul University. He started the study abroad program in
the school CTI in 1993. He has also given several executives
presentation. He has published over thirty articles in conferences,
books and journals. He holds an M.S. in Information Processing Science
from University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland and Ph.D. in Information Systems
from the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku,
Finland
Prof. Tom Muscarello
Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee
Asso. Professor
DePaul University.
Dr. Muscarello is an Associate Professor in DePaul
University’s School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and
Information Systems (CTI.) He spent 3 years working on special
technology development projects in the President’s Office. In his
position as Director of External Research Dr. Muscarello focuses on
efforts to increase the visibility and reach of DePaul University and
CTI. This position focuses on building strategic relationships with
business and government, building joint university-industry labs,
developing new product offerings, and positioning CTI as a vital force
in the economic and social fabric of the city and state.
He was founder and served as executive director, for its 2 year run, of
the DePaul Technology Incubator facility (DeTech). He is currently
Director of the Persusive Media Technology Lab, The Laboratory for
Software Metrics. He is also a charter member of Chicago’s Mayor’s
Council of Technology Advisors (having co-chaired the committee on R&D
and Commercialization), and is a charter member of the Waukegan New
Harbor City Renaissance Commission. His current activities focus heavily
on development and commercialization of technology products and
companies.
Dr. Muscarello has an extensive background in business, government, and
academia. He specializes in the areas of Health Care and Medical
Systems, knowledge management, customer service, business intelligence,
and IT marketing. He has an extensive background in strategic planning
and business system methods, enterprise system metrics and enterprise
application integration.
