WSJ I CIO: The Morning Download: The Road from CIO to CEO

Shield CEO Jim Siders spoke to The Wall Street Journal’s CIO newsletter about his transition from chief information officer of Palantir to leading Shield Technology Partners, and the firm’s mission to modernize the IT services industry by bringing new levels of technology and operational expertise.

Siders also discussed how his background as a hands-on CIO prepared him for the CEO role, and why leaders across industries must evolve as AI reshapes the business landscape. “Being a CIO, especially the type of CIO who is a practitioner and hands-on leader, actually prepares you really well for the role of a CEO,” Siders said. “You end up being in the weeds across all of the functions of a business.”