2007 SIM CIO Leadership Award

John C. Carrow CIO & VP Information Technology Unisys

John Carrow joined Unisys as Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Worldwide Information Technology, in December 1996. As the CIO, John is responsible for the information technology used by more than 30,000 Unisys employees operating in over 100 countries around the world. He is responsible for leading the global IT organization, setting the strategic direction for information technology, and providing automated capabilities in support of the Unisys global business operations and its customers. Before joining Unisys, John Carrow served, as the first Chief Information Officer in the history of Philadelphia from 1993-1996. His work in this role was extensively covered in the October 1996 issue of CIO magazine and in the December 1996 issue of Governing magazine, in which he was selected as Public Official of the Year for 1996. Prior to serving as CIO for the City of Philadelphia, John had a successful 16-year career at General Electric with positions of system engineer on large scale information systems, to general management positions in both line operations and business development for the GE Aerospace group in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. John serves as Chairman of the Board for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross. A native of Crystal City, Missouri, John is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. John served as an Army Officer rising to the rank of Major and is a decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran.Ê John received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois.