Maryfran Johnson's guest appearances

Maryfran Johnson

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

CXOTalk

Y2K: An Autobiography

CIO Leadership Live: Canada

David Bray

Gerri Martin-Flickinger

Sanjay Mirchandani

Kim Stevenson

Andrew Ng

Bask Iyer

Brian Lillie

Mike Capone

Vint Cerf

Jay Ferro

Bill Miller

Mark Sunday

Stuart Sackman

Lee Congdon

Gene Kim

OwlTail

536: Maryfran Johnson, the host of CIO Leadership Live on CIO.com has had a non-traditional pathway to covering chief information officers. In this interview, we discuss why technology leaders should not look to align with the business but instead look to accelerate it and how CIOs are no longer fighting for a seat at the leadership table, but working towards keeping that seat. We also discuss Maryfran’s take on CIO board leadership, including some common factors of CIOs who make it onto boards. She also covers the benefits to companies who have CIOs on their boards, lessons CIOs can take from a board back into their home organization, her advice for CIOs looking to join boards, among a variety of other topics. 

536: Maryfran Johnson, the host of CIO Leadership Live on <a href="http://CIO.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CIO.com</a> has had a non-traditional pathway to covering chief information officers. In this interview, we discuss why technology leaders should not look to align with the business but instead look to accelerate it and how CIOs are no longer fighting for a seat at the leadership table, but working towards keeping that seat. We also discuss Maryfran’s take on CIO board leadership, including some common factors of CIOs who make it onto boards. She also covers the benefits to companies who have CIOs on their boards, lessons CIOs can take from a board back into their home organization, her advice for CIOs looking to join boards, among a variety of other topics.

Maryfran Johnson: How to Succeed as a Board-Level CIO

The former editor-in-chief of CIO magazine and Computerworld, Maryfran is highly respected throughout the IT leadership community nationwide for her engaging stage presence, deep understanding of business technology issues and extensive network of Chief Information and Digital Officers.  In addition to her previous editorial leadership roles with IDG publications, Maryfran also served in 2016-2017 as an adjunct researcher for International Data Corp.’s IT Executive Programs. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from The Ohio State University's Kiplinger Program and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida. Prior to joining IDG, she spent 10 years as a reporter at daily newspapers in Florida, Washington State and Ohio.

The former editor-in-chief of CIO magazine and Computerworld, Maryfran is highly respected throughout the IT leadership community nationwide for her engaging stage presence, deep understanding of business technology issues and extensive network of Chief Information and Digital Officers.  In addition to her previous editorial leadership roles with IDG publications, Maryfran also served in 2016-2017 as an adjunct researcher for International Data Corp.’s IT Executive Programs. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from The Ohio State University's Kiplinger Program and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida. Prior to joining IDG, she spent 10 years as a reporter at daily newspapers in Florida, Washington State and Ohio.

Interview Interlude: Maryfran Johnson - a Computerworld Editor's Perspective of Y2K

Maryfran Johnson is an award-winning IT journalist and editorial executive at IDG Enterprise, the parent company of CIO magazine.speaker recruitment and conference moderating duties for the CIO 100 Symposium and 9 regional CIO Perspectives events.

Maryfran Johnson, Editor - In - Chief, CIO Magazine