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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

What does a CIO do anyway?

Martin Leach

The average job life of a CIO is about 2 1/2 years, it even comes with the pleasant acronym of '*C*areer *I*s *O*ver'. The Broad Institute just hired their first CIO, and will try to justify his existence at this presentation and discussion.

Martin Leach is chief information officer at the Broad Institute He came to the Broad from Merck & Co., where he led IT for Discovery and Pre-Clinical Sciences across all the North American research sites. Over his career he has provided support and strategic vision for IT, informatics, and data-mining activities at a range of life sciences organizations. Martin received his B.Sc. in cell and molecular sciences from Anglia Polytechnic University and his Ph.D. in pharmacology from Boston University School of Medicine.

MIT E-51, Room 145
7:00 - Announcements & Introductions
7:25 - Door prizes (worth anywhere from $43.99 to $2.99)
7:30 - Formal presentation