One of the first modern-era CIOs, if not the first, was Bank of America's legendary A.R. Zipf. Together with his colleagues, Zipf developed the electronic recording method of accounting in the early 1950s, and in so doing, not only revolutionized banking but the IT industry itself. Zipf's roles and responsibilities at BofA centered on the automation of labor-intensive, job-specific, functional tasks, which soon became the same objective of other CIOs across all industries that followed in his footsteps.
About The Author
Robert N. Charette is a Cutter Fellow and a member of Arthur D. Little’s AMP open consulting network. He is also President of ITABHI Corporation and Managing Director of the Decision Empowerment Institute. With over 40 years’ experience in a wide variety of technology and management positions, Dr. Charette is recognized as an international authority and pioneer regarding IT and systems risk management. Along with being a Contributing Editor to… Read More
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