Vincent J. Ferrari, 2010 Honoree
- Title
- Principal, CIO
- Employer
- Edward D. Jones & Co.
- Location
- Maryland Heights,, Mo.
- First job:
- "At Chase Manhattan Bank as a financial methods analyst -- a combination of an economist and computer programmer. Four years later, I moved into a more traditional IT role."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Asking for help, when you need it is a sign of strength. Not asking for help when you need it is a sign of weakness. Be a voracious learner; if you can't understand what someone is saying, they probably don't understand it."
- Favorite gadget:
- "My iPhone. It dramatically increases my productivity, and it's fun."
- Ask me to do anything but...
- "repetitive tasks or ones that have little value."
- Passions outside of work:
- Airplanes, motorcycles, martial arts and sailing.
- Technology pet peeve:
- "E-mail and text messaging controlling people, rather than people controlling e-mail and text messaging."
- A recent great read:
- The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara. It's about the relationships between the Civil War generals."