William C. Brown , 2010 Honoree
- Title
- Senior vice president, CIO
- Employer
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Location
- Boston
- First job:
- Dishwasher at a local restaurant
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Two things: Honesty is black and white; focus on your potential, not your performance."
- Favorite vice:
- Fig Newtons
- Title you'd like to hold someday:
- "World's best husband and father."
- Would you advise young people to pursue an IT career?
- "Absolutely, but pursue it from a business process or business operations angle."
- If I were not in this business, I would probably be...
- "a charter captain in Cabo San Lucas."
- Favorite gadget:
- GPS
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Focus on people, and give and request feedback liberally."
- Ask me to do anything but...
- "paint!"
- Passion outside of work:
- Offshore fishing
- Favorite sport:
- Football
- A recent great read:
- Leading Change, by John P. Kotter