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MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Announces 2021 Leadership Award NominationsCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium seeks nominations for the 14th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award. The 2021 Award Winner will be announced after a virtual panel with all Award Finalists at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, "The Big Reset: Digital Enterprises Shift Into High Gear," on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
The Award honors Chief Information Officers (CIOs) who lead their organizations to deliver exemplary levels of business value through innovative use of IT. The online application can be found at http://www.mitcio.com/award. Nominees must hold the title of Chief Information Officer (CIO) or equivalent, and must be the highest-level IT leader in the organization. Applicants, including self-nominations, are welcome from for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and will be assessed on a common set of criteria. The award judges include CIOs, industry thought leaders and MIT Sloan-affiliated professionals. The award draws applicants from a wide diversity of industries and backgrounds. Past leadership award winners and their companies have received significant attention and recognition as a result of the award. Recent award winners include:
Key characteristics of CIO leadership include: Exceptional Communicator – Articulates a vision for strategic business value from IT and works across the organization to build partnership around this vision. Focuses communications on value and innovation, not technology. Helps all IT staff to understand the business and speak the language of business leaders. Recognized IT Leader – Clearly demonstrates value-for-money in the management of core IT services – providing the right services at the right price and the right level of quality. Recognized among peers as an effective leader of the IT unit. Driver of Business Value – Understands the business and needs of the CEO, CFO, Line-of-Business heads and other senior executives. Ensures clear focus on potential and realized value in all IT initiatives. Incorporates IT into business decision-making by participating in key strategic conversations, suggesting innovative uses of IT, and for managing risk. CIO-Plus – Exercises authority beyond IT itself. Considered a trusted member of the senior executive team, not just a technology leader. Suggests innovative uses of IT to transform the business – and successfully executes the changes. May receive additional non-IT responsibilities such as Chief Operating Officer or VP of Strategy, or strategic temporary roles such as Head of M&A integration. These criteria are adapted from the award-winning book The Real Business of IT: How CIOs Create and Communicate Value, which draws extensively upon research conducted at MIT Sloan. "The talent pool in the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award applications never ceases to amaze me," said MIT Sloan School of Management's Dr. George Westerman, Co-Chair of the Award Program. "It's a privilege to be part of the award process each year and see what initiatives these leaders have spearheaded to deliver consistent IT value." The winner will be publicly announced during the 18th Annual MIT CIO Symposium on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, and finalists will be formally recognized through the new MIT Sloan CIO Community. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The online application can be found at http://www.mitcio.com/award, or please contact [email protected] with any questions about the application process. About the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for CIOs and digital business executives to become more effective leaders. CIOs and senior IT executives explore enterprise technology innovations, business practices and receive actionable information that enables them to meet the challenges of today and the future. The Symposium offers a unique learning environment by bringing together the academic thought leadership of MIT with the in-the-trenches experience of leading global CIOs and industry experts. The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association. For more information and to register for this year's Symposium, visit www.mitcio.com. Editor's Note: Media Contact:
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