chief technology officer

Also known as CTO, chief technical officer

executive-level position overseeing technical, technological or scientific areas

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Synonyms: CTO, chief technical officer, chief technologist

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Instance of: corporate title
Field of occupation: technology management

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female form of label: riadiaca pracovníčka riešení technológií
topic's main category: Category:Chief technology officers
base salary: 200000
male form of label: riadiaci pracovník riešení technológií

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Megan Smith, Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2014–2017 A chief technology officer (CTO), chief technical officer, or chief technologist is a corporate officer tasked with managing technical operations of an organization. They oversee and supervise research and development and serve as a technical advisor to a higher executive such as a chief executive officer.

A CTO is very similar to a chief information officer (CIO). CTOs will make decisions for the overarching technology infrastructure that closely align with the organization's goals, while CIOs work alongside the organization's information technology ("IT") staff members to perform everyday operations. The attributes of the roles a CTO holds vary from one company to another, mainly depending on their organizational structure.

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