CTO roles
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TheAngryDog

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12,817 posts

232 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2020
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Hi all,

Is anyone here a CTO? If you are, what was your background and path to becoming a CTO?

SeanyD

3,435 posts

223 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2020
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Yes, currently CTO and various previous EdTech/FinTech CTO positions.

Techy hands on programmer beginnings for around 10 years, a further 10 years bridging techies to non-techies with various PM/BA/IT Manager roles, finally moving into hands-off CTO roles.

Still a techy at heart though, so never lose the passion for tech, both in and outside of work.

Stupeo

1,343 posts

216 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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CTO here, although in a company I co-founded a few years back.

My path was something like:- Developer > Consultant > Head of IT/Support > Solution Architect > Technical Director.

What really helped my progression were the last two roles, working across EMEA for a very large US company. I was the "top" technical resource in the region so this forced my hand into picking up many CTO-like activities.

Edit to add: My progress, and career over the past 13 years has been in the same industry (Healthcare IT).

Edited by Stupeo on Thursday 7th May 11:19