Jim Fowler

Jim Fowler is Chief Information Officer (CIO) for GE. Fowler leads the newly created Digital Technology (DT) organization which redefines the function formerly known as Information Technology (IT).

In this role, he is driving GE’s global Digital Technology (DT) strategy, services and operations, and aggressively delivering innovative and transformational solutions for GE, its customers and employees. As part of the GE Digital leadership team, Fowler is leading GE’s DT organization through its largest transformation to date, including accelerating the development of products and solutions to deliver $1 billion in productivity for the company. The Digital Thread, powered by our Predix platform, drives this productivity by connecting machine data to powerful analytics and intelligent people to help them make informed decisions that improve the way they sell, manufacture, design, service and operate.

A global leader with 20 years of IT experience, including 15 years across various GE businesses, Fowler most recently worked for GE Capital, where he served as CIO from 2014 to 2016 and was responsible for developing and delivering simple and consistent global business processes digitized through IT. Prior to GE, he held IT roles with Accenture and AT&T.

Fowler holds a bachelor of science in management information systems and marketing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as well as a masters of business administration from Xavier University.