Mark Settle

Mark Settle joined IHS as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in February 2014. Prior to joining IHS, Mr. Settle served as the CIO of five Fortune 500 companies and worked in a variety of industries, including enterprise software, consumer products, high-tech distribution, financial services and oil & gas. He has supported the global business operations of companies with high transaction rates and stringent up time requirements, including Visa International, Arrow Electronics, Corporate Express, Occidental Petroleum and ARCO. Mr. Settle serves on the Advisory Boards of several venture capital firms and is a frequent contributor to CIO Insight and CIO U.K. He is a recognized thought leader in the practical use of cloud computing management practices and the adoption of DevOps principles to accelerate the continuous improvement of business applications. His training is in the geological sciences, and he is a former Air Force officer and NASA program scientist. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the Geological Sciences from MIT and his PhD in Geology from Brown University.