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CIO Spotlight: Barry Shurkey, NTT DATA Services
What advice would you give to aspiring IT leaders? “Someone once told me one time that IT can be broken down into three basic components, technology, processes and people.”
IDG Connect 22 February, 2021 15:40
Location: Plano, Texas
Barry Shurkey is the Chief Information Officer for NTT DATA Services. He is responsible for optimising and advancing its IT roadmap to support the company and its clients. He was awarded the 2018 Corporate CIO Tech Titan award, 2019 D Magazine CIO of the Year Award, 2019 ORBIE Global CIO of the Year Award, 2020 Business Transformation 150 Leaders and was recently named to the 2020 D CEO Dallas 500 most powerful business leaders. Shurkey also serves on the Advisory Board for DFW Alliance of Technology and Women (ATW), which empowers and
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What advice would you give to aspiring IT leaders? “Someone once told me one time that IT can be broken down into three basic components, technology, processes and people.”
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