Martha Heller

Martha Heller is a widely followed thought leader on technology leadership talent and is currently CEO of Heller, a premier executive search firm specializing in technology executive search. Over the course of her accomplished career, Martha has become an authoritative voice in executive search. She has recruited hundreds of CIOs, CTOs, architects, and other senior technology positions, and has become a trusted advisor to executives around the country. She’s also been a contributor to CIO.com for more than two decades.

She was founder of the CIO Executive Council, a professional organization for Global 1000 Chief Information Officers, and is the author of The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership and Be the Business: CIOs in the New Era of IT. Her e-newsletter, The Heller Report, has become a must-read for the industry.

Prior to founding Heller, Martha, based in the Boston area, led the IT Leadership practice at ZRG Partners, a global executive search firm. She received a BA in English from Hamilton College and an MA in English from SUNY Stony Brook.