# Professor Prasanna Tambe on the evolving role of the Chief Information Officer

1 Faculty News June 23, 2015 ![OZY logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/ozy192x144.jpg?itok=GNkYVaPM)>

Excerpt from [OZY](http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/how-the-information-economy-is-changing-the-c-suite/60668) -- "Thanks to the data economy, being in charge of a company’s 'information' means, well, being in charge of the company itself. This has the CIO doing more than the classic management of tech and infrastructure systems, says [Prasanna Tambe](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/prasanna-tambe), associate professor of information, operations and management sciences at NYU Stern School of Business. It also means setting organizational culture, overseeing major budgets and investment decisions — not to mention navigating a confusing landscape of colleagues whose roles are also changing."

[Read more](http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/how-the-information-economy-is-changing-the-c-suite/60668)

Additional coverage appeared on [USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/06/23/ozy-information-economy-changing-csuite/29153157/).