Brian Stafford
Brian Stafford is CEO of Diligent Corporation. Stafford previously served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he started and ran McKinsey’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) practice. He holds a MS in Computer Science from the University of Chicago and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
5 Outdated Tech Tools Boards and CEOs Should Leave Behind
The rise in productivity tools highlights the business need and growing trend toward improved communication and streamlined workflows, but there are few applications designed specifically for boards and CEOs.
Existential Threats: 5 Tips for Educating Boards on Data Security
A recent study from the information security research provider Ponemon Institute uncovered an alarming disconnect between how directors and IT teams interpret and understand the threat landscape. While 70% of board members across a wide variety of verticals believe their firms are safe from data attacks, only 43% of IT security professionals agree.
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From the schools they went to to the types of companies they run, CEO1000 is tracking the trends among the CEOs of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies.
CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX
CEO Outlook Dips Further Amid Midterm Elections
Chief Executive’s most recent reading of CEO confidence in future business conditions slipped from 7 out of 10 in October to 6.9 in November. It was a new low for 2018 as business leaders begin to prepare for a possible downturn ahead.
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