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1981

The title 'Chief Information Officer' was first defined in an academic/business context in what year?

It was defined by William Synnott and William Gruber, of Bank of Boston and MIT Sloan.

Source: Wikipedia (2024) en.wikipedia.org

62%

In a 2017 global survey of 890 CIOs, about what share said they spend 60% or more of their time on day-to-day IT work?

That left relatively little time for the longer-term strategic work CIOs are often expected to lead.

Source: Logicalis, via Wikipedia (2017) en.wikipedia.org

41%

In CIO Magazine's 2008 'State of the CIO' survey, what share of CIOs said they report directly to the CEO?

The rest reported to other executives, most commonly the CFO or COO.

Source: Wikipedia (2008) en.wikipedia.org

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