Cheryl Smith

Cheryl led the IT organizations at Fortune-ranked companies for 20 years. She was the global CIO at McKesson Corporation, KeySpan Energy (now National Grid), and WestJet Airlines, was the VP of Strategic Systems at Verizon, and a Principal at EY. She has been responsible for the successful implementation of strategic technology systems for corporations, non-profits, and governments around the world. Since 2015 she has been an independent consultant working with large corporations on their IT and business digital transformations, and with digital technology vendors on their products and services. Cheryl is a guest lecturer at George Mason University’s School of Business teaching digital transformation and IT governance courses. She was co-founder of the CIO Institute at UC Berkeley’s Hass School of Business, a program that is now offered at universities across the United States. A frequent speaker at IT conferences, Cheryl also has served on a number of Advisory Boards including IBM’s and Oracle’s. Cheryl received her undergraduate degree from Penn State, and her Master’s Degree for her thesis Computers in Public Organizations: Past, Present, and Future also from Penn State.