Nine Fascinating Facts About Today’s CIOs
Inside Out
54% of Fortune 100 CIOs are internally promoted, and the rest are recruited externally.
Track Record
52% of externally recruited CIOs have prior experience in the role, compared to just 22% of internally promoted CIOs.
Academic Pedigree
55% of externally hired CIOs have a graduate degree, and 25% of those degrees are from a top 25 business school. (Only 7% of internally promoted CIOs with graduate degrees went to these elite schools.)
A Better Balance
33% of CIOs appointed within the last three years have been women, compared to only 20% of CIOs who were female who were appointed more than three years ago.
Business Minded
One-quarter of female CIOs have an MBA, compared to one-fifth of male CIOs.
Hiring Discrepancy, Part I
Women account for 39% of internally appointed CIOs, as opposed to just 11% of externally hired ones.
Hiring Discrepancy, Part II
Ethnically diverse CIOs account for just 7% of Fortune 100 CIOs.
Well Educated
40% of male CIOs earned an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science, as did 20% of female CIOs.
Marque Companies
29% of Fortune 100 CIOs have experience at a Fortune 10 corporation.
