TOP 100 LEADERS

Cynthia Stoddard

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer Adobe

Jo-ann de Pass Olsovsky

EVP & CIO SalesForce

Stoddard has over 25 years of experience directing the design , implementation and operation of mission-critical information technology strategies and systems for global enterprises .

She currently works at Adobe , as the software giant ' s Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer . Adobe has a $ 15 + bn annual revenue , a 30,000-strong team , servicing 26 million Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers .

Within this role , which she has held for over six years , Stoddard oversees the technological strategies of this pioneering digital media leader .

Before joining Adobe , Stoddard worked with a whole host of household names , with roles including the Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of NetApp , and the Group Vice President of Safeway .

" I ' ve always seen technology as an enabler for our employees ... But technology should never replace human interaction and connection . In fact , we think it helps drive it ."

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Within her role as the EVP & CIO of Salesforce , de Pass Olsovsky is responsible for the company ' s global and internal IT functions , including product management , applications , infrastructure , client services , architecture and engineering . By deploying advanced , intuitive technological solutions , she aids Salesforce ' s worldwide operations .

Alongside her position in Salesforce , de Pass Olsovsky is also an advisory board member with some of the largest names in global technology , including AT & T , Google , Amazon , Cisco , and Dell .

Her career started at 19 , when de Pass Olsovsky joined the industry as an AT & T technician . From there , she put herself through school , earned an electronic engineering degree , and worked her way up through the industry .

" I worked for a few very challenging leaders , but I learned the most from them . Each of these leaders took me under his wing . Each taught me how to be in the executive suite and to come across with credibility and respect ." IT Service & IT Consulting United States

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