Patrick Savard

Patrick Savard is principal of Savard Solutions LLC. He has extensive experience in technology leadership, with strong capabilities in IT Program Management, Financial Management and IT Service Management. In addition, Patrick is highly capable of supporting and advising CIO leadership and has prepared Board of Director presentations and other high-level IT updates. Prior to launching his business, Patrick spent over 25 years working in information technology at McGraw-Hill and CIGNA. Along with his first hand experience, he stays current on industry trends through ongoing research of public and subscription based information.
Patrick has spoken at IT Financial Management Association (ITFMA) Conferences, as a panel speaker with the Info-Tech Research Group and with The Advisory Council’s (TAC) podcast series.

Patrick has published the following articles on our site:

How Digital is Transforming Retail

I don’t know about you, but when I shop, I like to have a customer experience that is efficient and ... Read More

Industry Profile: SignaCert

Interview with Bart Lauwers, CTO at SignaCert Today’s CIO is continuously challenged to dedicate more resources to innovation. At the same time, they ... Read More

Digital Strategy in Education

Eighteen students sit in a classroom in front of 18 computers.  The students log into their computers, and silently begin working, while ... Read More

New in the Member Portal – Industry Profile: SignaCert

Industry Profile: Interview with Bart Lauwers, CTO at SignaCert By Patrick Savard Today’s CIO is continuously challenged to dedicate more resources to innovation ... Read More

Balancing Between a Focus on Innovation versus Sustainment

Much has been written about the need for IT organizations to focus more on innovation and less on delivery of ... Read More