Edward W.H. Marx, 2010 Honoree

- Title
- CIO
- Employer
- Texas Health Resources
- Location
- Arlington,, Texas
- First job:
- Janitor in an outpatient medical facility
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude."
- Favorite vice:
- "Lemonheads and RockBand."
- Title you'd like to hold someday:
- "Best husband and father ever."
- Would you advise young people to pursue an IT career?
- "No. Pursue your passion, and everything else will fall into place. I do not consider myself in an IT career. I am in a career to help others, and it just so happens that the best vehicle for me leverages technology."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Reward performance. Love your people. Be brutally honest. Passion, vision and excellence."
- Ask me to do anything but...
- "skip a workout."
- Passion outside of work:
- Argentine tango
- Recreational best:
- "I ran a sub-six-minute mile in 2008."
- Favorite sport:
- Ironman triathlon
- 2009: What's hot? What's not?
- Hot: Vampires, health care. Not: Plaid."
- Favorite movie:
- The Sound of Music