How CIO Mona Bates builds winning IT teams [Video]

The Collins Aerospace IT leader emphasizes investment in leadership and skills development — both for herself and her teams.

Credit: Mona Bates / Collins Aerospace

A three-time CIO who’s been named one of the top executive women in tech to watch, Mona Bates is known for her mission-driven approach to transformation, her passion for building award-winning teams, and for driving meaningful change for the business.

Today she is doing just that at Collins Aerospace, where she is leading digital transformation across Collins’ strategic business units and functional support organizations. As vice president of digital technology and CIO, Bates’ responsibilities include strategic planning and execution of all facets of IT and cybersecurity as well.

In a recent episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast, we went beyond the traditional “I” in CIO to unpack the full story of what makes Bates such an effective and impactful leader. We explored Bates’ role as the chief influence officer, the chief innovation officer, the chief impact officer, and …