IT is undoubtedly central to creating value and therefore continues to account for a rising share of total investment. But defining, measuring, and maximizing that value remain elusive. To throw light on this crucial issue I interviewed with Nigel Faulkner CIO of T Rowe Price. For more than 1 hour we discussed in depth business strategies, significant IT issues the firm is currently facing, governance of IT, the relationship that IT department has with head management and IT failures. The nature of the interview provided a valuable insight to many issues and achievement that the firm is currently facing and allowed me to draw a direct experience from my current role as a corporate action examiner. A successful CIO has used IT to gain competitive advantage and promote economic performance and that is exactly what Faulkner is doing.
Introduction to T Rowe Price and Nigel Faulkner
Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. is a global investment management organization with $738.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2016. The organization provides a broad array of mutual funds, subadvisor services, and separate account management for individual and institutional
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Faulkner leads the firm's global IT team in all aspects of technology aimed at improving decision-making, process efficiency, research, operations and service delivery. Previously, he served as the Managing Director and Chief Information Officer since June 2012 at Credit Suisse Group AG. Mr. Faulkner looked after equities, trading, and market data, covering IT for support, sales, trading, research, and primary banking systems. Prior to this, he was a Senior IT Manager at Goldman Sachs for eight years and Head of Equity Tech at Merrill Lynch, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Faulkner holds a Master of Science in Management and Information Technology from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England.