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Leadership September 16, 2026 5 min read

The CIO Role Is Constantly Changing. Maybe That's the Point.

The modern CIO’s challenge isn’t simply leading transformation—it’s adapting to constant, increasingly rapid change while balancing innovation, speed, risk, and control. The CIOs best prepared for that environment bring a combination of large-company business experience, consulting adaptability, technology depth, strong leadership, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

  • cio
  • transformation
  • ai
  • commercialization
  • entrepreneurship
Leadership September 8, 2026 6 min read

The "New CIO" Rant

Companies say they want CIOs who can move fast and drive change, but when it comes time to hire, they still seem to favor the most predictable résumé. If AI is forcing businesses to rethink how they operate, then consulting, technical, and entrepreneurial experience should count for more than another CIO title on the list.

  • cio
  • leadership
  • entrepreneur
Technology August 4, 2026 2 min read

Experiences with AI Vibe Coding and Prototyping

I believe AI has the potential to fundamentally change how youth sports programs develop athletes—not just by creating better players, but by helping build disciplined, resilient, self-motivated leaders.

  • AI
  • sports
  • computer vision
Leadership July 15, 2026 1 min read

Building the Right IT Culture

The teams that thrive aren't always the most talented. They're the teams where players feel responsible for each other's success, where positivity outweighs negativity, and where leaders set the tone.

  • leadership
  • culture
  • high-performing team
Leadership July 10, 2026 1 min read

Becoming an Outcomes-Driven IT Organization

An outcomes-focused mindset doesn’t eliminate experimentation—it gives it direction. It helps teams decide which data matters, whether it’s high quality, and whether they’re solving the right problem instead of just building something impressive.

  • AI
  • outcome-focus
  • culture
  • IT
  • corporate-strategy
Life Sciences July 4, 2026 2 min read

Pharma Preparing for Commercialization

Managing the transition from a clinical-stage company to a commercial company is one of the most exciting and challenging times a Pharma or Biotech company has the privilege of experiencing. But it doesn't come without great planning and a little bit of luck.

  • pharma
  • biotech
  • commercialization
  • FDA
Leadership June 10, 2026 1 min read

IT is not an Order Taker Anymore

The companies that will win over the next decade won’t be the ones that simply adopt AI. They’ll be the ones with leaders who have the courage to think differently, speak up, and turn technology into a competitive advantage.

  • culture
  • digital-transformation
  • IT
  • life-sciences
  • AI
Life Sciences June 4, 2026 1 min read

IT and the new FDA

Historically, FDA interactions were led by Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Quality, and the business. IT was often brought in later to implement the solution or take part in an audit.That model is quickly becoming outdated.

  • IT
  • regulatory
  • FDA
  • IND Submission
  • Clinical Trials
  • Inspection Readiness
Enterprise AI June 2, 2026 2 min read

AI Implementation in Life Sciences is not the Hard Part

The starting point for AI in Life Sciences is rarely the technology itself - the foundations of good data, good governance and good people engagement must come first.

  • AI
  • leadership
  • business-transformation
Life Sciences May 1, 2019 9 min read

Life Sciences CIO: Making IT Not Suck

A path to make IT an innovative function in pharmaceutical and biotech companies — from pharma differentiators to IT guiding principles.

  • life-sciences
  • digital-transformation
  • leadership