Azunna Anyanwu
Chief Information Officer | I provide strategic technology leadership to IT and business unit executives as well as corporate boards.
Who I work with
I am a trusted advisor who provides strategic technology leadership to IT and business unit executives as well as corporate boards. Most of my career has been spent at accounting firms or with government contractors.
My specialty
As Aprio’s Chief Information Officer, I am responsible for the firm’s IT operations, cybersecurity and infrastructure. I also oversee merger and acquisition (M&A) integration activities. I am a speaker and writer whose writings have appeared in digital and print magazines including The Wall Street Journal, CIOReview, CIOApplications and AOTMP.
Results I have delivered
I saved a government contractor client over $250K in annual IT operating expenses and enabled them to achieve compliance with federal cybersecurity regulations in less than 6 months.
Unique things about me
I was proud to be named the 2022 AOTMP IT Management Professional of the Year.
When I am not at work
I have three kids who keep me busy with various activities including AAU basketball for my son, drama/arts for my first daughter and soccer for my youngest girl.
People say I am
A diligent, smart, knowledgeable, collaborative and solution-oriented problem solver who leads by example.
Affiliations
- Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Quantic School of Business and Technology
- A. in Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
- S. in Computer Science, Harvard University
- Member of the Society for Information Management Capital Area Chapter (SIMCAC) and the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Advisory Board Member at Johns Hopkins University and Urban Ed Inc.