Among other topics, Michael discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Michael Baresich’s Biography
Michael Baresich is the Chief Information Officer of Ally Financial, a $9 billion bank holding company, formerly known as GMAC (General Motors Acceptance Corporation). In that role, Michael is responsible for information technology and related services, including application development, operations, infrastructure, and information security.
Prior to joining Ally, Michael was the Chief Information Officer and EVP of CIT Group. He has also held senior-level IT roles at other major financial organizations, including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and Banker’s Trust.
Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University, his master’s degree from the University of Florida, and his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
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Among other topics, John discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
John Marcante’s Biography
John is the Chief Information Officer of the Vanguard Group, an investment management company based in Malvern, Pennsylvania that manages approximately $3 trillion in assets. As CIO, John oversees all aspects of Vanguard’s worldwide technology agenda to serve clients and manage investments.
John has been with Vanguard since 1993, and has held multiple roles, including Head of Global Technology Operations and Head of Institutional Systems in the IT division.
John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and computer science from Penn State University in 1986, and received an M.B.A from Saint Joseph’s University in 1993.
Among other topics, Stephanie discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Stephanie von Friedeburg’s Biography
Stephanie is the CIO and VP for Information Technology Solutions at the World Bank Group, a role she has held since 2012. Among other responsibilities, Stephanie is in charge of driving IT strategy at the World Bank Group. She’ll speak about the transformation she has led in our interview.
Stephanie began her career at the World Bank in 1992, serving in a variety of roles, including CIO for the International Finance Corporation, Manager for IFC General Manufacturing Investments in Russia and the former Soviet republics, and Manager for IFC’s Global Telecommunications Portfolio, amongst other roles.
Stephanie is also on the advisory board of Box.org, the non-profit directed arm of Box.com, an online service that provides files sharing, collaborating, and other tools for files uploaded to its servers. She also serves as a leader of the International Finance Institution Women in IT organization, which advocates for the advancement of women in IT, as well as sitting on the board of the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union.
Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She received her Master of Arts from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, also at the University of Pennsylvania.
Among other topics, Jean-Michel Ares discusses the following with Metis Strategy:
Jean-Michel Ares’s Biography:
Jean-Michel is the Chief Technology and Operations Officer for BMO Financial Group, Canada’s fourth largest financial institution. At BMO Jean-Michel holds accountability for a diverse array of functions such as Corporate Real Estate, Product Operations, and Strategic Sourcing within Technology and Operations, a topic we cover in some depth in this interview. Among other responsibilities, Jean-Michel leads over 7,000 individuals within Technology and Operations to partner with business leaders and use technology as a mechanism to achieve the corporation’s growth targets.
Prior to his tenure at BMO, Jean-Michel served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Coca-Cola Company, and as the Vice President and CIO of GE Power Systems.
Jean-Michel graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering as well as an MBA, all from McGill University in Montreal.
Among other topics, Mike discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mike Gioja’s Biography
Mike is the Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Product Management & Development at Paychex Inc., a leading provider of payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. With over 28 years of experience in product management and strategy, Mike is considered an impactful leader among many HR and technology colleagues in the realms of technology integration and emerging technologies, a topic we cover in some depth in this interview. Among other responsibilities, Mike leads an organization responsible for supporting the employee-basic services as well as the back-end capabilities of product offerings for all of Paychex’s internal clients.
Before becoming the Senior Vice President of IT and Product Management, served as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of Products, Services & Operations of Workstream Inc., a firm providing enterprise and mid-market talent management solutions clients. Prior to joining Workstream, Gioja also served as Executive Vice President of Products and Services at Workscape Corporation, a private human resource services company in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Over the course of his career Mike has held senior leadership positions with companies such as IBM, American Express, Fidelity, SAP, and PeopleSoft.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Oswego.
Among other topics, Helen discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Helen Cousins’ Biography
Helen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Lincoln Trust Company, a role she has had since 2006. As part of the ownership team, she has led the transformation of the company into an analytical organization by implementing a business process management program encompassing business intelligence and workflow management for the entire organization.
Prior to her current role, Helen was SVP and CIO for Dex Media, Inc where she led the enterprise implementation of a new technology platform. As part of the executive team she participated in what was, at the time, the 2nd largest leverage buyout in US history, an IPO and subsequent sale of the company.
Prior to joining Dex , Helen was SVP and Corporate CIO at Cendant where she was responsible for orchestrating one of the largest outsourcing deals with a major technology firm as well as leading the IT due diligence and integration for several major acquisitions which increased revenue by $15B. She has held several other executive positions managing global organizations, spending her first 25 years on Wall Street with top Fortune 100 / 500 firms. She has won various awards and recognitions for her accomplishments including being named to CIO Magazine’s prestigious CIO Hall of Fame in 2012.
Helen graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting and economics from Fordham University and an MBA from Pace University.
Rob is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, a public government sponsored enterprise. He is a member of the company’s senior operating committee and reports directly to CEO Don Layton.
Rob is responsible for the company’s Information Technology (IT) assets and services. In this capacity, he oversees end-to-end technology solutions that ensure delivery of strong operational platforms and integrated services throughout Freddie Mac’s businesses.
Prior to coming to Freddie Mac, Rob was a Principal at Towers Watson, the Chief Architect for GMAC Financial Services, and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for GMAC Residential Capital (GMAC RESCAP), among other positions in a 30 year career in IT.
Rob earned an M.S. in Management of Technology from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
Among other topics, Cathy discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Cathy Bessant’s Biography
Cathy Bessant is Global Technology and Operations executive at Bank of America and a member of the company’s executive management team.
Since 2010, Cathy has been responsible for delivering end-to-end technology and operating services across the company through a team of nearly 100,000 employees and contractors in 35 countries around the world. Global Technology and Operations provides the platforms and fulfillment services that sustain the company’s consumer banking, wealth management, commercial banking, treasury services, sales and trading, and investment banking businesses – as well as risk management, finance and other critical support functions. Cathy’s team also oversees the company’s business continuity and information security strategies and policies.
In addition, Cathy chairs Bank of America’s Environmental Program, a position she has held since 2011. She has held a number of senior leadership roles for the company. Most recently, she was president of Global Corporate Banking. Prior to that, she was president of Global Treasury Services and Global Product Solutions; chief marketing officer; president of Consumer Real Estate and Community Development Banking; National Small Business Segment executive; and president of Bank of America, Florida. She joined Bank of America as a corporate banker in Texas in 1982.
Cathy currently chairs the board of directors of Foundation For The Carolinas, one of the largest community foundations in the United States. She also is the lead director for Florida Blue, formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, and is a member of the board of trustees for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Named to American Banker’s “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” list in 2013 for the third consecutive year, she was also honored as one of Computerworld’s “2013 Premier 100” IT leaders. Cathy was No. 4 on the 2013 Institutional Investor Tech 50 list of financial services leaders in technological achievement and innovation, and in 2011 was named “Best CIO” by Waters Technology at the American Financial Technology Awards.
Greg is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Third Bank. He oversees the Bank’s four lines of business: Consumer Bank (Retail Banking, the Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Credit Card Group, and Consumer Finance), Commercial Banking, Business Banking, and Fifth Third Investment Advisors. He also has leadership responsibility for Fifth Third Bank presidents in 18 markets, more than 1,300 banking centers and 100 Bank Mart® locations in 12 states. Prior to his current roles, Greg served as the Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Third Bank (North Carolina), an Affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp. He served as Chief Information Officer of Fifth Third Bancorp. from June 2003 to November 2006.
Prior to joining Fifth Third, Greg served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Emerson Electric Co, and also spent time as an IT executive at General Electric.
Greg is a member of the finance and trust committees of the Bancorp. He is on the board of directors of Vantiv Inc., the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati and the Marvin Lewis Community Fund.
Greg received a B.A. from the University of Dayton and an M.S. from Central Michigan University.
Jean is the Chief Technology Officer of First New York Securities, a global multi-strategy trading firm. In this role, Jean is responsible for developing and managing the firm’s IT infrastructure.
Jean joined First New York Securities from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where she was Vice President and Deputy Chief Technology Officer. In previous roles, she was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and also Director of IT at Merrill Lynch.
Jean has BS in Business from Cornell University and a JD from Fordham University.
