Larry Singer VP of Global Marketing Strategies Sun Microsystems
Larry Singer joined Sun in early 2003 and is Senior Vice President,
Global Market Strategies. In this function Larry is primarily
responsible for implementing programs designed to tightly integrate
Sun's products, services and marketing teams with Sun's field
organization and key customers; he also leads Sun's competitive office.
As a result, Sun will be better positioned as a key contributor to
achieving customers' business objectives and ensuring their voice is
constantly reflected in Sun's strategy and priorities.
Prior to joining Sun, Singer was the chief information officer of the
State of Georgiawhere he was chosen by Governor Roy E. Barnes as that
state's first chief information officer and executive director of the
Georgia Technology Authority (GTA). As chief executive of GTA, he
oversaw the development of IT policy and strategic planning and the
purchase of technology resources for the state. Under his leadership,
GTA evolved into an organization with almost 800 employees, a $300
million budget
and responsibility for operation of the state's central computer systems
and telecommunications networks.
Singer has more than 18 years of experience in the IT field working in
general management positions with Texas Instruments and Computer
Associates, and also operated a not-for-profit organization that
provided technical assistance in strategic IT planning, governance and
systems integration to governments around the world.
Larry also worked as a research fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University where his research strategies for
implementing welfare reform through IT systems innovations has been
widely referenced.
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