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

2022 Europe and US Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Executive Organization and Compensation Survey

Our second annual report examines both organizational structure and compensation for executive roles with artificial intelligence and/or data analytics responsibilities.
Ryan Bulkoski
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Kristin van der Sande
Digital Infrastructure

Former Google VP of worldwide data center operations and Wayfair CTO discusses leadership and innovation trends in the data center and public cloud industry

Jim Miller, board member at TheRealReal, Brambles, and Deep North, and former Board member and CTO of Wayfair, and former VP of worldwide data center operations at Google, offers advice for the next generation of digital infrastructure leaders.
Nicholas DeMagistris
Compensation Trends

2022 Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Survey

Our third annual survey of global chief information security officers provides a deep look into organizational and compensation data from CISOs around the world and further insights into those in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
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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Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

2021 Europe and US Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Executive Organization and Compensation Survey

Heidrick & Struggles’ first annual survey of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence executives examines both organizational structure and compensation for roles with these responsibilities.
Ryan Bulkoski
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Kristin van der Sande
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