Jim Fowler
VP & CIO
General Electric
Speaker/Panelist 2017
Mr. Fowler leads the newly created Digital Technology (DT) organization which redefines the Information Technology (IT) function. In this role, he is driving GE’s global Digital Technology strategy, services and operations, and aggressively delivering innovative and transformational solutions for GE, its customers and employees. As part of the GE Digital leadership team, Jim is leading GE’s DT organization through its largest transformation to date, including accelerating the development of products and solutions to deliver $1 billion in productivity for the company.
A global leader with 20 years of IT experience, including 15 years across various GE businesses, Jim most recently worked for GE Capital, where he served as CIO. Prior to GE, he held IT roles with Accenture and AT&T. Jim holds a bachelor of science in management information systems and marketing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as well as a masters of business administration from Xavier University.
- GE CIO Jim Fowler talks about GE’s digital thread (2017-07-27)
- Prepping for the digital age? There’s a CDO for that (2017-06-21)
- The future of workplace structure: Cross-functional teams, AI impact (2017-06-17)
- Measuring the Success of Digital (2017-06-15)
- How AI And Machine Learning Are Helping Drive The GE Digital Transformation (2017-06-07)
- For GE’s CIO, CDOs are meant to focus on commercial products (2017-05-31)
- Your digital initiative’s biggest test may be measuring its success (2017-05-30)
- Robot Overlords: AI At Facebook, Amazon, Disney And Digital Transformation At GE, DBS, BNY Mellon (2017-05-28)
- MIT CIO Symposium 2017 elucidates the digital playbook (2017-05-26)
- 6 reality checks for IT chiefs: MIT CIO Symposium (2017-05-26)
- CIO doesn’t play chief digital officer role at GE (2017-05-26)
- Five ways to prepare tech employees for the future of work (2017-05-25)
- Cybersecurity Is the Biggest Challenge to Industrial IoT Development: Schindler Digital Chief (2017-05-24)
- CIOs Hold Out Hope for Humans as Automation Powers More IT Processes (2017-05-24)
- Upcoming: MIT Sloan CIO Symposium (2017-04-05)