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Monday, June 4
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Four Secrets of Retention – Leadership Techniques to Hold Mindshare in a Transitional World (session)

Fran has had four parallel business careers: The first as a senior executive and head of technology at 5 Fortune 500 companies and as a CEO and COO of two midsize companies. the second as a board member of eight midsize and emerging market companies. the third as an angel investor in over 30 companies And the fourth as an author mentor and speaker.

As a senior technology executive Fran served as CIO for AT&T divisions including CIO of Bell Laboratories. He also served as Managing Director and CIO of Salomon Brothers, president and CEO of Network Management Inc., and president and COO of Telic Corporation. He also served as a transitional CIO at Coopers & Lybrand, Citibank, NASD, and Bankers Trust. Utilizing a proprietary methodology he developed he led major technology transformation efforts at each of the firms.

In his career as a board member he has served on the public boards of Netezza, Advocent, Ditech Networks and the private boards of UsOncology , RealOps, Catavolt, Nanolumens and Damballa; serving as chairman of the latter three.

In his career as an angel investor he serves as an advisor of two venture groups and is a limited partner in the Seraph Super Angel group.

In his final career Fran gives keynotes, presentations and seminars on leadership. He is a frequent speaker at university undergraduate, graduate and EMBA sessions.

Fran has authored three books: The CIO Handbook that details his unique methodology for aligning technology with the strategic direction of the organization; Creating an Intentional Business Life, that outlines his mentoring process in helping individuals chart a career path to a fulfilling business and personal life; and The Four Secrets of Retention, that shares the techniques to retain people in today’s competitive marketplace.