Edward Watson, 2012 Honoree
- Title
- Executive vice president, operations and technology
- Employer
- Fannie Mae
- Location
- Washington,
- What characteristic is most important to you in an IT hire?
- Perspective. When I joined Fannie Mae, I thought we could benefit from greater diversity in experience and thought process. Now we have a unique blend of strong historical knowledge and newcomers with a wide range of industry experience. This diversity brings great perspectives to the table as we consider changes.
- What's your boldest IT prediction?
- We will make great strides over the next five years to dematerialize the mortgage finance industry, similar to the transformation of the securities industry. We'll adopt straight-through processing to transform and greatly reduce operational risk in mortgage finance.