Business POV

William Farrow, executive vice president and Chief Information Officer at the CBOT, was awarded the "Spotlight" award from the Illinois Technology Association on April 12 at the Drake in Chicago. The honor was based on "leadership and outstanding contributions to a company's performance." Here, Mr. Farrow talks about Chicago tech and the role of the CIO.

Other nominees for the Spotlight Award included Steve Canter, CIO, Berlin Packaging Hardik Bhatt, CIO, City of Chicago Mitch Greenwald, CIO, SeatonCorp Jim Parker, CIO, Supplier Systems Corp.