Philip A. Garland, 2014 Honoree
- Title
- U.S. CIO
- Employer
- PwC
- Location
- McLean, Va.
- Skills you'll hire for this year:
- Cloud technology expertise, vendor management, solutions and infrastructure architects, project managers, business analysts, Microsoft SharePoint experts, information security, client relationship managers and operations service management.
- A recent great deal from a vendor:
- We saved money on new, more robust mobility software by leveraging our global purchasing power and using a centralized procurement group. We have also followed this model in recent storage acquisitions.
- How are you building an IT department for the future?
- We're focused on global alignment to support PwC's long-term growth and competitive standing. The U.K. and U.S. IT teams merged to create one group, and we're expanding to include all North and South American IT teams.