How NTT DATA CIO Barry Shurkey takes a people-first approach to IT success [Video]

The storied IT exec discusses how his workforce strategy is central to IT strategy and how career mobility within an organization fosters diversity of thought and enlivens colleagues to have an impact.

Credit: Barry Shurkey / NTT Data North America

As CIO at NTT DATA North America, Barry Shurkey is responsible for digital transformation and optimizing the IT roadmap to support the company and its clients. The award-winning tech exec also led the acquisition of Dell Services into NTT DATA, worked in Australia on the largest outsourcing deal of its time, and has held leadership roles with EDS, Travelport, and HP. With more than 35 years in the IT services industry, Shurkey has built a reputation as a leader who invests in his people and is actively focused on setting them up to succeed.

Shurkey joined me for a recent episode of the Tech Whisperers podcastto discuss his career journey and his approach to developing future-ready leaders. That conversation was recorded onsite at NTT DATA’s Innovation Center …