Dr. Guido Sacchi serves as the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategies, of CompuCredit, an information and technology driven financial services company that markets general-purpose credit cards, stored value cards and related fee-based products and services.
At CompuCredit, Guido's responsibilities include setting and executing the company' IT strategies, delivering business value from technology, and running the company's worldwide IT operations. Guido has an exceptional track record in improving business performance through the design and execution of IT strategies and programs. He specializes in leveraging technology to drive growth and performance improvements. At CompuCredit, Guido has enabled the business to deliver unprecedented results through the execution of acquisitions, technology architectures, and IT solutions.
In the past, he has worked at the executive level to align IT and business performance, thus achieving tangible returns on IT investments. Guido's experience and background include senior management positions at Deloitte Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers, more than 15 years of international experience across industries, degrees in engineering from the University of Rome ( Italy ), and appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Guido lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Ellen, and his children, Lorenzo and Alessia. He is a frequent speaker and magazine contributor on the topics of technology management, intersection of business and technology, leadership, and organizational change. He serves on the Technology Association of Georgia(TAG) Board of Directors and the CIO Advisory Board of the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA). Guido is the President of Park Pride, a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a world-class park system in metro Atlanta. He is active in the WIT (Women in Technology) programs and serves as a mentor in the Georgia 100 program. Guido is the 2004 GCLA National CIO of the Year, a recipient of the CIO 100 Award in 2004 and 2005, and of the Society of Information Management (SIM) Senior Leadership Award in 2006.