Ep. 78: William M. Velez, Four-Time CIO and ORBIE Award-Winning Technology Leader, on Business-First Leadership, AI Adoption, and Transformation
William Velez, four-time Chief Information Officer and ORBIE Award-winning technology leader, joins host Cesar Jimenez to share his journey from studying electrical engineering in Puerto Rico to consulting at Accenture, earning his MBA at Wharton, and leading technology through a startup carve-out, a fintech IPO, and a global aerospace and defense organization. William reflects on how consulting taught him to think differently, why his first CIO role was a baptism by fire, and why today's technology leaders must look at everything through a business lens rather than a technology lens.
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