Jon Brock
Partner and Director, Technology & Digital Transformation
London
Jon is a core member of BCG's Technology Advantage practice, and he leads the large project de-risking and recovery business for BCG globally. He is a transformation leader with an extensive track record of shaping and delivering transformation initiatives for his executive clients.
Jon has more than 25 years of experience working in information technology for large organizations across industries such as energy, telecommunications, banking, general insurance, life insurance, and IT companies. He has particularly deep knowledge of the CIO agenda and IT organization performance, as well as modern development and testing practices like agile development, big data technologies, and digital transformation.
Jon has authored numerous publications, including “Big Data’s Five Routes to Value,” “The Age of Digital Ecosystems,” “Large-Scale IT Projects: From Nightmare to Value Creation,” and “Agile Transformation: Rethinking IT strategy.”
Before joining BCG, Jon worked for IBM as the IT strategy lead for financial services.
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