9 a.m. to noon

Popolano conducts a budget and strategy review with the divisional CIO at AIG United Guaranty Corp., followed by an update with executives from the domestic brokerage group.

He then holds a planning session with the chief technology officer to plot "next-generation networks" and data center virtualization efforts.

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Not surprisingly, Popolano typically has a working lunch. That might mean a tete-a-tete with a consultant or vendor on the top floor of AIG's 65-story Pine Street building. Or it could mean a sandwich at his desk or pizza with staffers at the data center in Livingston.