Andi Karaboutis's guest appearances

Andi Karaboutis

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

Reid Hoffman

Rich Karlgaard

Peter Diamandis

Fannie Mae

Seth Godin

Ralph Lauren

Marc Lore

Estee Lauder

Scott Galloway

Larry Sanger

Pat Grady

Simon Sinek

Scott Adams

Peter Zeihan

Stanley McChrystal

OwlTail

534: National Grid Group Chief Information &amp; Digital Officer Andi Karaboutis discusses   The near- and long-term considerations when hiring new talent National Grid’s omnichannel approach to training The importance of being agile and focusing on consumer needs rather than product life cycles The ways the company has utilized their external partnerships to create better energy solutions  Among a variety of other topics. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GSS06u4KP2M

534: National Grid Group Chief Information &amp; Digital Officer Andi Karaboutis discusses  <ul> <li>The near- and long-term considerations when hiring new talent</li> <li>National Grid’s omnichannel approach to training</li> <li>The importance of being agile and focusing on consumer needs rather than product life cycles</li> <li>The ways the company has utilized their external partnerships to create better energy solutions</li> </ul> Among a variety of other topics. Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/GSS06u4KP2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GSS06u4KP2M</a>

Leading Through Change with National Grid CIO/CDO Andi Karaboutis

Among other topics, Andi discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:  Her new role as the Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions at Biogen How she has gone from a CIO to a Beyond-CIO role in a new industry, and how others could follow The role of traditional education in her history, at Biogen, and within the industry Her innovation mandate and how she plans resources to develop innovative ideas Her recent appointment to the board of Advance Auto Parts, and how she became board-ready as an IT leader Her working relationship with Biogen’s new CIO (Matt Griffiths) and how he she works with the CIO  Andi Karaboutis’ Biography Andi Karaboutis is the Executive Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions at Biogen, a $10 billion global biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to overseeing information technology, she leads the digital health technology, and advanced analytics teams unlocking new insights from commercial, patient and clinical data in innovative applications, including informing the drug discovery process. She is also a member of the board of Advance Auto Parts. Prior to her time at Biogen, Andi was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Dell, where she was responsible for managing the enterprise-wide IT organization.  Prior to her tenure at Dell, Andi was the Executive Director of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Information Officer at General Motors. Andi also spent about 15 years at Ford Motor Company after consulting with the company during her role as a Software Quality Assurance Coordinator at the Compuware Corporation. A highly accomplished professional, Andi holds many publications across a variety of technology journals as well as a host of honors and awards including Top 100 Women in STEM, Top 10 Women in Technology and Top 75 CIOs, CIO Outlook in 2012 and more recently in 2014 was an MIT CIO Sloan Leadership Award Finalist. Andi holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Computer Control Systems from Wayne State University.

Among other topics, Andi discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy: <ul> <li>Her new role as the Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions at Biogen</li> <li>How she has gone from a CIO to a Beyond-CIO role in a new industry, and how others could follow</li> <li>The role of traditional education in her history, at Biogen, and within the industry</li> <li>Her innovation mandate and how she plans resources to develop innovative ideas</li> <li>Her recent appointment to the board of Advance Auto Parts, and how she became board-ready as an IT leader</li> <li>Her working relationship with Biogen’s new CIO (Matt Griffiths) and how he she works with the CIO</li> </ul> Andi Karaboutis’ Biography Andi Karaboutis is the Executive Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions at Biogen, a $10 billion global biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to overseeing information technology, she leads the digital health technology, and advanced analytics teams unlocking new insights from commercial, patient and clinical data in innovative applications, including informing the drug discovery process. She is also a member of the board of Advance Auto Parts. Prior to her time at Biogen, Andi was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Dell, where she was responsible for managing the enterprise-wide IT organization.  Prior to her tenure at Dell, Andi was the Executive Director of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Information Officer at General Motors. Andi also spent about 15 years at Ford Motor Company after consulting with the company during her role as a Software Quality Assurance Coordinator at the Compuware Corporation. A highly accomplished professional, Andi holds many publications across a variety of technology journals as well as a host of honors and awards including Top 100 Women in STEM, Top 10 Women in Technology and Top 75 CIOs, CIO Outlook in 2012 and more recently in 2014 was an MIT CIO Sloan Leadership Award Finalist. Andi holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Computer Control Systems from Wayne State University.

Andi Karaboutis, Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions of Biogen