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Jean K. Holley Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Tellabs |
Jean is executive vice president and chief information officer at Tellabs. In this role, Jean is responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise-wide strategic information technology plan. She directs all production application processing, application support and technical services for telecommunications networks at Tellabs. Jean joined Tellabs in April 2004. Prior to that, she was the first CIO to lead and support global information technology (IT) operations for USG Corp. Prior to this, Jean served in various management capacities for Waste Management and its subsidiaries. She integrated the core business with mergers and acquisitions and established an IT systems operations/support strategy that aligned business and operational goals. Before Waste Management, Jean filled a series of positions with increasing responsibility at Digital Equipment Corporation and Inland Steel.
Jean is a member of the board of directors for VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a global provider of enterprise-wide security products that support e-business and e-commerce. In addition, she serves as a board member for Giant Steps of Illinois, a school for children with autistic spectrum disorders. Jean also has served as vice chair for the Illinois Institute of Technology, Rice Campus executive board of overseers, and chairperson for Northern Illinois University, College of Engineering and Engineering technology executive advisory board, and a member of the board of trustees for the Missouri University Science & Technology.
Jean holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a Master of Science degree in computer science/engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.