Thaddeus Arroyo, 2009 Honoree

- Title
- CIO
- Employer
- AT&T Inc.
- Location
- Dallas
- First job:
- Managing six tape-pool employees at Southwestern Bell Communications
- Best mentoring relationship:
- "The relationship between my father and myself."
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- "Abraham Lincoln and my father."
- Passions outside of work:
- Spending time with my daughter, playing golf and running
- Favorite book:
- The Art of Possibility, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Don't limit your team's ability to innovate by your perceived view of what is possible. Always be willing to take manageable risks and step into uncomfortable positions because those experiences can produce the greatest growth and rewards."