Azunna Anyanwu is an award winning Technology Executive, Servant Leader, and Problem Solver. He is a trusted advisor who provides strategic technology leadership to organizations and corporate boards.
Azunna has 20+ years of experience across IT operations, cyber security, and business (digital) transformation activities. His domain expertise includes systems implementation/integration, project management, technology strategy, solution architecture, and cyber security.
Azunna leverages agile principles and practices to:
- Get to the heart of client business challenges and deliver solutions that address those challenges.
- Manage, develop and mentor people and teams using a servant leader approach.
Azunna most recently served as the Chief Information Officer at Aprio (by way of merger with Aronson LLC), a Top 25 provider of assurance, tax, and consulting services based in Atlanta, GA. 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. His prior roles include serving as the IT Director at Capgemini Government Solutions, Solution Principal at Slalom, and Specialist Leader at Deloitte Consulting.
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 Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, SAFe Program Consultant) 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. He 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.
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.