Christopher C. Barron, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Vice president, CIO
- Employer
- CPS Energy
- Location
- San Antonio
- Favorite vice:
- "Thin mint Girl Scout cookies right out of the freezer!"
- Title you'd like to hold someday:
- CEO
- What do you love about IT?
- "IT is one of the few divisions that can see across an entire company."
- Write your own epitaph:
- "He left nothing on the table."
- Favorite book:
- The Iliad, by Homer
- Most valuable career advice:
- "You will fail at 100% of the things you do not attempt."
- Favorite movie:
- "The first Highlander."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "A leader will be judged by the people he mentors and ultimately leaves behind. More than any other action, a good leader will do whatever is necessary to find great talent wherever it lies and develop it. A great leader is defined by ?we,' not ?I.'"