Chief visionary officer
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A chief visionary officer (CVO) is a function within a company established beside the other executive functions like CEO
or COO
. The title is used to define a high ranking position alongside the CEO, and sometimes used to formalize a high-level advisory position. The CVO is expected to have a broad and comprehensive knowledge of all matters related to the business of the organization, as well as the vision required to steer its course into the future. The person in charge must have the core-competencies of every business-executive, but in addition the visionary ideas must move the company forward. These are used as the basis for defining corporate strategies and working plans.
The first CVO was probably Einar Stefferud
who became co-founder and CVO of First Virtual Holdings
in 1994.
Another early CVO was Tim Roberts of Broadband Investment Group. Roberts said he invented the title as a rank that served to recognize the visionary attributes needed to integrate a complex business with many diverse aspects.
Other names are Tom Groth from Sun Microsystems
, Judy Estrin from Cisco
, Garth Stewart from Tiscali
/Connex Networks, Jason Young from Client Types , Mark Pfeiffer from SAIL LABS Technology AG. and Muntasir Rashid Ex-CVO of
iTechnolab Ltd
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
or COO
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
. The title is used to define a high ranking position alongside the CEO, and sometimes used to formalize a high-level advisory position. The CVO is expected to have a broad and comprehensive knowledge of all matters related to the business of the organization, as well as the vision required to steer its course into the future. The person in charge must have the core-competencies of every business-executive, but in addition the visionary ideas must move the company forward. These are used as the basis for defining corporate strategies and working plans.
The first CVO was probably Einar Stefferud
Einar Stefferud
Einar A. Stefferud was an Internet pioneer, computer researcher and entrepreneur, who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the areas of IETF RFCs and standards, secure online payment systems, DNS, and secure email...
who became co-founder and CVO of First Virtual Holdings
First Virtual
First Virtual Holdings was a company formed in early 1994 to facilitate Internet commerce. The first product offering from First Virtual was an Internet payment system, which was developed quietly and publicly announced as a fully operational open Internet service on October 15, 1994.First Virtual...
in 1994.
Another early CVO was Tim Roberts of Broadband Investment Group. Roberts said he invented the title as a rank that served to recognize the visionary attributes needed to integrate a complex business with many diverse aspects.
Other names are Tom Groth from Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, Judy Estrin from Cisco
Cisco
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, Garth Stewart from Tiscali
Tiscali
Tiscali may refer to:*Tiscali, an archaeological village of Nuragici people, in Sardinia, Italy, notable because it was completely inside a huge cavern*Tiscali SpA, a telecom company based in Italy*Tiscali TV , multiple uses...
/Connex Networks, Jason Young from Client Types , Mark Pfeiffer from SAIL LABS Technology AG. and Muntasir Rashid Ex-CVO of
iTechnolab Ltd