Azunna Anyanwu is the Founder of The Agile CIO. As a Fractional CIO (vCIO), he helps organizations quickly improve business outcomes by accelerating digital transformation.
He is an award-winning Technology Executive (CIO/CTO), Servant Leader, Problem Solver, and Trusted Advisor who provides strategic technology leadership to organizations and corporate boards. He assists clients with enhancing technology operations and addressing cybersecurity and IT operational gaps. With 25+ years of experience in IT operations, technology strategy, cybersecurity, business process reengineering, agile methodologies, and more, Azunna brings a unique and diverse technical skill set that has proven invaluable to his clients.
Azunna leverages agile principles and practices to:
- Get to the heart of client business challenges and rapidly deliver innovative technology solutions.
- Manage, develop and mentor people and teams using a servant leader approach.
Azunna is a 3-time Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Top 100 Accounting firms including a Top 25 firm, where he oversaw all IT Operations, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, End User Services and Merger and Acquisition (M&A) technical integration activities. Azunna led Aronson to receive it’s first Accounting Today Best Firms for Technology award in 2021. He has also received industry awards including the 2022 AOTMP IT Management Professional of the Year. He previously served as the Director of IT at a Federal Government contractor as well as 12+ years in Big 4 Consulting delivering technology solutions for state and federal government clients.
Azunna is an accomplished writer and blogger whose writings have appeared in digital and print magazines (e.g. Wall Street Journal, CIOReview and CIOApplications). He has also contributed to industry publications such as ACT-IAC. He is an avid blogger on the topics of IT service management, IT operations, cybersecurity, agile project management and business (digital) transformation.
Azunna is a graduate of Harvard College (BA) and John’s Hopkins University (MS) with degrees in computer science and the Quantic School of Business and Technology with an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree. He is a Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP) who has successfully excelled in various technical roles such as Developer, Development/Technical Lead, Technical/Solution architect, Project Manager, and Agile SME/Coach/Trainer among others.
Education & Certifications
- Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Quantic School of Business and Technology
- M.S. Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
- B.A. Computer Science, Harvard University
Azunna is married with 3 children and lives in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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