Mark Silver, Divisional Chief Information Officer of Siemens Health Services

Summary: In this interview, Mark Silver discusses principle four of World Class IT with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include His ascent to the CIO role through a non-traditional path, and how he caught up on the learning curve without much technical coding expertise How experience with the technical details of coding are less important for becoming a CIO than understanding the business and the way in which it interacts with technology The concerning lack of higher education training technologists receive in interacting with business partners, and the need for the CIO to be the translator of business issues into technology solutions The cultural issues surrounding the adoption of a social media strategy The role IT can play in facilitating the social media strategy discussion and development