Technology Officers

Technology Officers
Unmatched experience delivering future-ready technology leadership

The promise of a digital future has convinced organizations across all industry sectors to adopt more technology-focused business strategies to drive growth. Today’s business landscape is defined by rapid innovation, as advances in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the internet of things have enabled companies to become lean and agile competitors in the global market.

Leadership plays an essential role in this technology transformation, and we help our clients find and develop next-generation talent necessary to take their organizations to the next level. Our consultants bring unparalleled experience placing diverse and differentiated technology leaders across industries with some of the most admired companies around the world.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We believe in the opportunity of diversity to broaden the collective organizational perspective. In 2018, we pledged that at least 50% of our initial slate of longlisted board candidates would be diverse.
Overall Diversity 
52%
Percentage of U.S. diverse placements overall by the Technology Officers Practice in 2020
Gender Diversity 
26%
Percentage of U.S. gender diverse placements by the Technology Officers Practice in 2020
Ethnic diversity 
35%
Percentage of U.S. ethnically diverse placements by the Technology Officers Practice in 2020

Featured Insights

Compensation Trends

2023 US Digital & Technology Officers Organization and Compensation Survey

Heidrick & Struggles’ first annual survey of digital and technology officers based in the United States found that these roles are becoming more complex and more important to organizations.
Katherine Graham Shannon
Cybersecurity

2023 Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Survey

Our fourth annual global survey of CISOs examines both organizational structure and compensation for this critical enterprise leadership role.
Matt Aiello
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Scott Thompson
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Max Randria
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Camilla Reventlow
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Guy Shaul
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Technology Officers

2023 Middle East Technology Officers Compensation Survey

Our first annual survey of technology officers in the Middle East examines both organizational structure and compensation for this increasingly critical role.
Tom Clarke
AI, Data & Analytics

Three implementation options for Generative AI: An interview with Pedro Uria Recio, chief data analytics and AI officer at True Digital

Pedro Uria Recio discusses key business applications for generative AI and what skills leaders will need to maximize its opportunities and minimize its risks.
Matthias Kamber
Meet our leadership
Katherine Graham Shannon
Global Managing Partner

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