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Summary: Among other topics, Fletcher discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:<br> <br> * Fletcher’s accent to the CIO position, and how he prepared for the role<br> * IB M’s cultural transformation, and the role of IT in driving this on the digital front<br> * How IBM views cognitive business solutions and the ways in which IT supports and enables these efforts both internally and externally<br> * How Fletcher approaches delivering IT value to a highly technical company<br> * The philosophy and practice of “embedding security into everyone’s job”<br> * How Fletcher engages with CIOs that are both his peers and his clients<br> * Fletcher’s perspective, as a young CIO, on making IBM more attractive to millennials<br> <br> Fletcher is Chief Information Officer of IBM, a 106-year-old, $140 billion technology company. Since becoming CIO this past May, Fletcher has focused on creating an agile culture to increase the pace of innovation and is responsible for delivering a productive IT environment to several hundred thousand IBM employees, contractors, and business partners worldwide.<br> Fletcher has held a variety of positions at IBM during his 10+ years with the company, including most recently Vice President of Workplace as a Service. Prior to joining IBM, Fletcher was a manager with Walmart’s Enterprise Systems Management group.<br> Fletcher holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and German from Connecticut College.<br>
