Joseph Topinka

Joe is a dynamic author, speaker, coach, and career CIO. He has over 35 years of success leading IT organizations and driving meaningful business results in the companies he has worked for. His game-changing IT Business Partner Program has bridged the chasm between business stakeholders and IT organizations time and again. Joe is a frequent keynote speaker on this subject where he shares his vision at industry events across the country. He is a three-time CIO of the Year award winner in Charlotte (2015, 2018) and Minneapolis (2013). Joe is the founder of CIO Mentor, LLC, a consultancy focused on helping companies leverage the power of technology to achieve profit-driven business results. His pragmatic tools and methods raise the performance of the IT organizations and the companies he works with. Joe also lends his knowledge and passion to the Business Relationship Management Institute as the board chair. Joe is passionate about moving beyond IT and business alignment to a state of business and technology convergence where the best possible business outcomes are achieved. Joe has seen this close-knit C-Suite and IT relationship produce top-line and bottom-lines results for companies that have implement his methods. Joe's caring and compassionate style signals to leaders that he is truly interested in their success and the success of their company's. Joe is a seasoned CIO with experience across many industries including banking services and packaged software , brokerage, accounting, manufacturing, and retail.