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Bailey Szeto

Chief Information and Data Officer, Advisory Board Member

AdobeSan Jose, California, United States

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Experience32+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Foremost technical leader that leverages proven business acumen to digitally transform global businesses. Pioneering technology exec that has guided Cisco through many discrete stages of growth. Proactively enables companies to continuously evolve business models that capture reoccurring revenue and cultivate customer success. Consistently delivers multimillion-dollar business impacts while maximizing ROI, devising holistic technical/data strategies, and nurturing key partnerships. Started at Cisco in the Help Desk, currently the VP of Employee Experience IT. I have worked at all levels in IT :) My specialty is having a deep understanding of the technology and being able to explain it in a clear, concise, and interesting manner. My standard leadership methodology is to get the organization to develop the vision of perfection or "North Star" and then show how each project, each deliverable are steps toward that ideal state. Teams perform better when they have an understanding of where they are going! Signature Strengths: Building High Performance and Fully Engaged Teams Enterprise Technology Strategy Digital Transformation Strategic Planning Data Analytics Continuous Process Improvement Customer Success Stakeholder Relationships Change Management

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • AdobeCurrent
    Jul 2024–Present· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Divisional Chief Information Officer, Digital MediaCurrent
      Jul 2024–Present
  • Jul 2022–Apr 2024· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Chief Information Officer
      Jul 2022–Apr 2024
  • 1996–Jul 2022· 26 yrs 6 mos
    • Vice President, Hybrid Work Information Technology
      2020–Jul 2022
    • Vice President, Information Technology - Sales, Marketing, CX
      2017–2021
    • Senior Director, Collaboration
      2015–2017
    • Senior Director - Software Billing and ERP
      2013–2015
    • Senior Information Security Engineer
      2011–2013
    • Member of Technical Staff
      2007–2011
    • Various Roles
      1996–2007
  • 1994–1996· 2 yrs
    • Test Tools Developer (Contract)
      1994–1996

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Decision Information Systems

Santa Clara University

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Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Enterprise ArchitectureCisco TechnologiesArchitectureInfrastructureIT ManagementLeadershipInformation TechnologyCommunicationManagementDigital MarketingCloud ComputingCollaboration ToolsExecutive-level CommunicationIT TransformationExecutive LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareIntegrationSales OperationsArchitecturesIT Strategy