Gregory S. Smith

Gregory S. Smith is a recognized IT executive with 25+ years of experience managing complex IT systems. He currently serves as the Chief Information Officer for a Maryland-based non-profit. Mr. Smith is the author of:

1. Dream Challenge - A fiction thriller

2. CIO 2.0 (Mandarin)

3. Straight to the Top: CIO Leadership in a Mobile, Social and Cloud-based World

4. Protecting Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents and Teachers - Paperback

5. How to Protect Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents and Teachers - Hard copy

6. Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO

Mr. Smith has also published and contributed to dozens of articles, including "Talking at the Top of the World" in CIO magazine, along with a variety of technology topics in the Wall Street Journal, eWeek, Optimize, ComputerWorld, Network, and Information Week magazines.

Mr. Smith received a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park (top 10 computer science program) and an M.S. in Business from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Smith also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University, Graduate Programs.

Mr. Smith is the recipient of the following presigious awards:

*Top 10 CIO - Washington DC, SmartCEO magazine (2011)

*Top 12 Green IT Users (WWF) Honoree (2008)

*IT Executive of the Year - Public/Non-Profit Category, Tech Council of Maryland (2007)

*Computer World magazine's Premier 100 IT Leaders - IT's Best and Brightest (2007)

*eWeek magazine's Top 100 CIOs (2007)

*IQPC's IT Financial Management IT Governance Award (2006)

*CIO Decisions magazine Mid-Market CIO, Candidate (2006)

*CIO magazine's CIO 100 Award (2003)