Speakers : David Ellard
David & CIO
EMC Corporation
Dave Ellard is EMC Corporation’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Ellard lead’s EMC’s efforts to manage, protect, and share information more efficiently and cost effectively, and achieve competitive advantage through the use of information.
Ellard is responsible for EMC's worldwide information systems (IS) infrastructure, including systems development, operations, telecommunications, IS procurement, enterprise storage and facility requirements.
Under Dave’s leadership, EMC has consolidated its global IT function, implemented a portfolio management process to align IT and business processes, and completed a global single instance ERP system. Dave is a noted speaker in the IT industry on topics ranging from IT Governance to Business Continuity.
Prior to joining EMC, Ellard was Vice President and CIO at Boston Scientific Corporation, where he was responsible for integrating the IT operations of 15 acquired companies into Boston Scientific's overall IT architecture - creating a single interface for customers and improved communication processes across the organization.
Ellard received a BSBA from Stonehill College and holds an MBA from New Hampshire College Graduate School.