Chief innovation officer

Short description: Executive-level position

A chief innovation officer (CINO) or chief technology innovation officer (CTIO) is a person in an organization, such as a company or government, who is responsible for managing the organization's process of innovation and change management.[1] Companies started establishing this role in the early 2000s, and early people in the role had backgrounds in marketing, research and development, and corporate strategy.[2] Organizations that choose to have a CINO tend to have a large technology component in their work and want to better manage technological change.

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Chief technology innovation officer
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Overview

Tristan Louis was Global Chief Innovation Officer for HSBC in the 2000s Beth Simone Noveck became Chief Innovation Officer for the state of New Jersey in 2018

The term "chief innovation officer" was first coined and described in the 1998 book Fourth Generation R&D.[3] Organizations with a CINO/CTIO are practicing part of the fourth generation of innovation theory and practice to emerge since 1900.[4] Chief innovation officers focus on delivering on key principles behind innovation: leadership, creating networks, incorporating the voice of the customer in idea development, using the right incentives, and building and running an effective, transparent, and efficient innovation process.[5]

The CINO is responsible for managing the innovation process inside the organization that identifies strategies, business opportunities and new technologies, and then develops new capabilities and architectures with partners, new business models and new industry structures to serve those opportunities. A related role is that of the chief idea officer.[6]

CINO/CTIO does not have to report to the CEO or another C-level executive. However, for such a role to succeed it requires organisational support from the highest level possible and reporting to the CEO or one of their direct reports is a common practice. CINO/CTIO is a functional title, similar to the chief information security officer. The words "chief" and "officer" are used to communicate that a person in this position is responsible for driving innovation throughout the entire organization. Using a functional "chief ... officer" title helps to communicate that this is a cross-organizational position and enables this person to work across organizational silos.

The CINO/CTIO focuses on radical or breakthrough innovation. The coined term CINO/CTIO is used to differentiate the position from the chief information officer, who is responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals.

## Chief technology innovation officer

A chief technology innovation officer (CTIO) is focused on the organizational innovation through technology. This is an important strategic position, especially in an organization that has a significant technology component in addition to traditional information technology. This position is typically held by a person with broad technical expertise in that organization's industry.

The title chief technology innovation officer is commonly used in the organizations that have a technology component as a part of its core business. The CTIO is responsible for maintaining organizational technological strategy, defining the requirements for new technology implementations and communicating them to key business stakeholders.

The CTIO is responsible for organizational leadership on technology issues, management of the technology research and review function, ensuring the alignment of technology vision with business strategy, and for driving technology innovation throughout the entire organization. The position can also be responsible for tracking new technology developments in areas of interest to the organization to ensure that it maintains a technological edge within the industry, analyzing and improving upon technology standards and maintaining organizational awareness of new technologies.

## See also

* Chief creative officer
* Innovation management

## References

1. ↑ "You Need A Chief Innovation Officer". Forbes. 2009-12-16. https://www.forbes.com/2009/12/16/chief-innovation-officer-leadership-managing-accenture.html. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
2. ↑ Heidrick & Struggles (Time Inc. website) "What Makes a Successful Chief Innovation Officer?
3. ↑ Miller, W. and Morris, L. Fourth Generation R&D - Managing Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation, Wiley, 1998.
4. ↑ Miller, W. Chapter 21 "The Generations of R&D and Innovation Management", Encyclopedia of Technology & Innovation Management, edited by V.K. Narayanan & Gina Colarelli O'Connor, Wiley 2010
5. ↑ "5 Key Success Principles – the Cure for Innovation Envy | Innovation Management". Innovationmanagement.se. 2012-06-21. http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2012/05/24/5-key-success-principles-the-cure-for-innovation-envy/. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
6. ↑ "The Case for a Chief Idea Officer". California Management Review. 2025-11-10. https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/11/the-case-for-a-chief-idea-officer/. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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