In a world where nothing stays the same, the CIO role has evolved and changed — mainly for the better — as CIOs have gained greater visibility and importance. They are increasingly included in board-level discussions on cybersecurity and tech investments for organizational initiatives and are influencing decisions related to planning, strategy, implementation, and operations.
In fact, many CIOs are hard-pressed to think of an area within the enterprise in which they are not engaged. You might say the role is having something of an identity crisis.