Here's a quick rundown -- in no particular order -- of a handful of CIOs and IT VPs we uncovered who Twitter regularly. Those most active seem to be in the healthcare, government and education fields. We'll do a sequel when we come up with more, so feel free to pass them along to me via .
., is CIO of the CareGroup Health System, CIO and Dean for Technology at Harvard Medical School, Chairman of the New England Health Electronic Data Interchange Network, and the list goes on. From his Twitter account, we also know that John is striving to read a book a week this year. The superconnected doctor uses Twitter to promote his blog, , where he can expand well beyond 140 characters.
is CIO for Richland County, S.C., and an industry veteran whose LinkedIn account tells us she's got lots of experience in both the private and public sectors. She mixes work and personal Tweets: On the work side, we know that she's made progress on CRM and ERP projects, and is intrigued by a new mobile technology think tank.
is CIO for NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and as well. Her areas of interest include IT governance, which she says is the real deal. Scored points with me by quoting my favorite author: "thinkin' about Oscar Wilde quote and a perennial new yr rez -- 'I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do -- the day after.'"
is CTO (CIO) of the city of Seattle and a blogger as well at . Given his location, he naturally keeps a sharp eye on Microsoft. But we also learn a bit about his family life: "My wife and I have a mixed marriage. She loves Apple stuff and I'm married to PCs and Microsoft Windows." The old softy broke down and got her an iPhone for Christmas though.
is CIO of Ministry Health Care and Affinity Health System, which has 14-plus hospitals and 400 physicians across northern Wisconsin. He blogs at , where he shares "what I have learned through my mistakes and other crazy things in the life of a healthcare CIO." One recent observation via Twitter: "I find it funny when a business claims to offer 'enterprise' services, yet requires payment via PayPal."
is CIO for Argonne National Lab. He has a serious background in supercomputing and grid computing, having been that started the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Among his recent Tweets: "pondering what IT infrastructure/service would a CIO look back on in 2 years and wish s/he had outsourced. (beyond the obvious)."
is CIO for Graves County Schools in Mayfield, Ky. He blogs at , where he shares tips on Web 2.0 and social media tools. He's on a mission to make sure schools don't keep their heads in the sand when it comes to such technology.
is CIO for Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits in Atlanta. He seems to get to quite a few CIO summits and tech events on such topics as cloud computing to keep up on things. He's the proud recipient of the 2008 .
is CIO for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He Tweeted recently that he sees a silver lining in the tough economy: "Talked with CIOs today in other parts of country. This economic crisis looks like it may bring about needed focus. I see positives."
is CIO for Marshall County School District in Kentucky. He blogs at about everything from Ning to iPhone apps.
is CIO and Knowledge Officer for a law firm in Washington, D.C. He not only takes part in social networking, he presents on it, according to one recent Tweet.
is CIO for in Cleveland. He blogs about IT trends in education at . He's not an obsessive Twitterer -- at least not yet.