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Big risks can lead to big rewards in the C-suite

by Katie Farrer, THINK Product Manager and Senior Producer, IBM January 2016 URL: https://www.think-exchange.com/pacesetters/steve-rubinowSteve Rubinow has served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Thomson Reuters and CIO, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer for NYSE Euronext, the world’s largest global exchange. He currently holds the dual position of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Catalina, … Continue reading Big risks can lead to big rewards in the C-suite →

Personalizing digital experiences: A conversation with Catalina CTO Steve Rubinow

by Katie Lett, IBM 18 August 2015 URL: http://insights-on-business.com/gbs-strategy/personalizing-digital-experiences-a-conversation-with-catalina-cto-steve-rubinow/ While in Chicago at the recent CIO Leadership Exchange event I was able to talk with Catalina’s Chief Technology Officer Steve Rubinow. You may not have heard of Catalina, but you’ve definitely experienced their services. Back in 1983 they invented the concept of targeted coupons—offering discounts to shoppers as they … Continue reading Personalizing digital experiences: A conversation with Catalina CTO Steve Rubinow →

Financial Firms Should Collaborate on Tech Testing Across Markets, Former NYSE CIO Says

By Kim S. Nash, The Wall Street Journal 15 July 2015 URL: http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/07/15/financial-services-together-must-test-tech-for-interconnected-markets-former-nyse-cio/ The technology outage at the New York Stock Exchange that halted trading for four hours last Wednesday reflects an interconnected financial market where problems in one spot cause changes in another. Glitches are inevitable with the growing complexity of technology behind financial markets, but what matters … Continue reading Financial Firms Should Collaborate on Tech Testing Across Markets, Former NYSE CIO Says →

What We Learned From the NYSE, United Airlines Tech Outages

Phone companies typically promise 99.999% reliability. But can we expect the same from other kinds of networks upon which we increasingly rely? By Steve Rosenbush and Steven Norton, The Wall Street Journal 9 July 2015 URL: http://www.wsj.com/articles/spate-of-tech-outages-yesterday-signal-an-era-has-ended-1436464561 Say what you will about Plain Old Telephone Service, but it worked. The functionality of POTS, as it was known, … Continue reading What We Learned From the NYSE, United Airlines Tech Outages →

NYSE Provides Glimpse into Glitch Timeline

By Steven Norton and Kim S. Nash, The Wall Street Journal 9 July 2015 URL: http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/07/09/nyse-provides-glimpse-into-glitch-timeline/ The New York Stock Exchange gave a glimpse into the pressure-cooker technology situation it faced Wednesday when a configuration issue led to a nearly four-hour trading outage.It began Tuesday evening, when the NYSE started to roll out a software release ahead … Continue reading NYSE Provides Glimpse into Glitch Timeline →

‘Not a Conspiracy, Just a Bad Day’: Bank Reactions to Glitchfest

by Penny Crosman, Bank Technology News 8 July 2015 URL: http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/not-a-conspiracy-just-a-bad-day-bank-reactions-to-glitchfest-1075289-1.html With an airline, a national business newspaper and the New York Stock Exchange all suffering outages Wednesday, it was no surprise when regulators checked in with a West Coast bank."It came across quickly, we had people internally get the news and the regulatory community reached out as … Continue reading ‘Not a Conspiracy, Just a Bad Day’: Bank Reactions to Glitchfest →

CIO career trajectory: Leaving chemistry for the ‘information business’

How Steve Rubinow of Thomson Reuters started as a university professor with a PhD in chemistry, and moved to a succession of business technology executive roles in food manufacturing, car rental and finance. By Divina Paredes, CIO New Zealand 28 December 2013 URL: http://www.cio.co.nz/article/534963/_cio_career_trajectory_leaving_chemistry_information_business_/? Regardless of the industry, a CIO is essentially in the information business. Steve … Continue reading CIO career trajectory: Leaving chemistry for the ‘information business’ →

How I Became a CIO: Steve Rubinow, Thomson Reuters

By Sara Peters, Enterprise Efficiency 15 August 2013 URL: http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com/author.asp?section_id=1134&doc_id=266494& Steve Rubinow was programming mainframes in eighth grade. Yet it wasn't until many years later that he considered a career in IT. Rubinow is now CIO of Thomson Reuters, coming to the position via the acquisition of his former company, FX Alliance. Prior to FX Alliance, he … Continue reading How I Became a CIO: Steve Rubinow, Thomson Reuters →

Aternity Publishes Socially-Savvy CIO List Socially-Savvy CIOs: Top 30 in the United States

By Aternity 28 June 2013 URL: http://www.enduserexperience.info/articles/535484/aternity-publishes-socially-savvy-cio-list/ Since the beginning of the year, Aternity has been reviewing various social media channels to evaluate and highlight CIOs who have embraced the benefits of communicating to broader audiences through their Twitter accounts. Below is the official list of those CIOs in the United States that we feel are true … Continue reading Aternity Publishes Socially-Savvy CIO List Socially-Savvy CIOs: Top 30 in the United States →