Endorsements
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Trusted by:
The classes prepared me for significantly increased responsibilities in my company. Within 2 years of completing the courses I was responsible for strategically critical areas of our global technical infrastructure.
John Murphy, Director, Deutsche Bank
Upon completing the classes I was promoted to Director of the Information Technology Support Directorate where I managed 5 divisions staffed with 142 IT professionals providing the full suite of IT applications and support services and was responsible for $100M+ budget.
John J. Tugman, Vice President, EPS Network Solutions
The program where we analyzed and presented case studies has been vital to my career. It greatly improved my public speaking and persuasive argument skills, for which I am grateful. These classes were a key factor in my career growth and the opportunities I’ve had. From someone who struggled to speak in front of groups, I recently presented to around 700 executives attending a conference.
John Fischer, Director, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
With the knowledge, confidence, and support that I received from the courses I was able to grow my company by seeking out strategic partnerships. This allowed me to participate in an IPO and created an entirely new career path that would not have been possible before the program.
Ken Harney, Director, the Burgiss Group
Today’s market is ultra-competitive. You need an edge if you want to stand out. Completing the courses in the program has given me that distinction. The IS management classes better prepared me with a well-rounded focused education experience in strategic information technology management and leadership.
Donald E. Brown, Executive, Prudential
It was my pleasure to participate in the program over the last 12 months. I found the leadership coaching extremely valuable. I was amazed by the coach’s ability to quickly grasp my situation, and relate that to their personal experience and explain how he solved it with real time examples. It was a rewarding experience and I am able to apply those concepts to become a better leader.
Suresh Kumar Alluru, Director at PayPal
The program fundamentally reshaped my strategic approach to IT, equipping me with the mindset and tools necessary to lead transformative initiatives. It played a pivotal role in driving sustained success throughout the subsequent years of my career.
Kim Richter, IT Operations & AIOps Management
Working in a professional services organization, the program gave me skills that were applicable from day one. Whether it was dealing with strategic programs, project management, financial management, or technology issues, the classes were all relevant and helped accelerate my career progression
Tony Politano, Senior Director, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and author
In all of my years of schooling, these courses were the most influential to my career success. The time devoted was well worth the investment
Vicki Rivera, Global Business Manager
Having the opportunity to work in several very large and very different Fortune 500 companies as an IT professional (and as a woman), I can flat out tell you that I did not have the right skills in place early in my career to help me meet my career objectives. My Information Systems Undergraduate Degree did not prepare me for what I needed to know even 10 years into my job. I was stalling out as a First Line Manager and was struggling as a woman in a man’s field as well. I found what I was missing in taking my career to the next level with the classes. It ingrained in me the need to understand the business and to personally take hold of my own career with what I learned and experienced, and to get to know as many people by leveraging those skills, and managing my relationship better, which indeed led me to find the right mentors to guide me on my path. I can say with all sincerity, I would not be where I am today without programs like GIIM.
Catherine M. White, J&J and JPMorgan Chase and currently head of AI and machine learning at consultancy Yates Ltd
As a senior management consultant, former CIO, and academic, my course experience has exceeded my expectations with its broad coverage of subject matter essentials for the effective management of IT organizations in the 21st century. Graduates of GIIM are exposed to real-world problems in IT strategy and organization management that must be addressed through the application of a wide variety of analysis frameworks, business planning techniques and core technology courses that will serve them well in their current and future workplaces. Graduates are prepared to face real-world business and IT challenges where I find in few other academic or commercial programs.
Jerry Luftman, as founder and Executive Director of GIIM brings world-class depth of experience as a senior practitioner at IBM, senior management consultant, and academic to the program and breathes life into the types of problems and exercises posed to students. His deep practical experience working at CxO levels in many different industries and his ground-breaking research in the area of strategic alignment of business and IT enables Dr. Luftman to bring current insights to the classroom environment to the benefit of his students.
Elby Nash, Practice Leader & Senior Management, Consultant Cognizant
Dr. Luftman has played an instrumental role in shaping the future of technical, professional skills and research in our country. His visionary leadership, academic acumen, and commitment to excellence continue to set benchmarks for institutions across the nation. On behalf of the RKG Group of Institutions, I extend a humble and heartfelt invitation to join the Academic Board of Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology (RKGIT), Ghaziabad. Your association would be a matter of great honor for us and a source of immense motivation for our students, faculty, and academic leadership.
Dr. D K Chauhan, Executive Director, Group Raj Kumar Goel Group of Institutions
My new found Project Management, Financial Control, and Digital Management skills enable me to run strategic initiatives more effectively. Invaluable investment in my time
Stanley Kules, Director, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
The courses and leadership under Jerry allowed me to transition from the corporate world into the academic world. His IBM experience and connections with IT leaders from around the world were invaluable in developing a research stream that not only resulted in my Ph.D. dissertation, but several coauthored articles over the years. Luftman’s guidance and mentoring have allowed me to pursue my goal of a career in academia and still maintain a consulting practice on the side
Dr. Raymond Papp, Professor, The University of Tampa
During the GIIM coaching working sessions, the coach was able to help me recognize where I truly placed value, what I needed to do to clearly define my goals, and what behaviors and practices I needed to leverage to achieve them. I was amazed by the coach’s ability to quickly drill into specific areas of concern and provide resources to help clarify and sharpen my focus. While working with the coach, it became clear that a change was in order and rather than shy away from it, they helped me clearly consider my path and ultimately make the decision that was best for me. I highly recommend the program and more than that, a great all around resource for clarifying work/life choices that help you improve you!
Dan Wood, Digital Transformation Leader, Google
Ken Denno, Director, Oracle Corporation
The courses have provided me with the concepts, methods, and tools to use in my career. The program gave me a greater understanding of the Strategic Alignment between Information Technology and Business. The focus on strategy, Business Process Management, and Technology Fundamentals gave me the ideal landscape to further my career. The mix of classes provided me with a unique mixture of Business Acumen with Innovation through the use of Technology. My experience with the faculty was excellent. I would recommend the program to Executives, Managers, and those interested in furthering their understanding of strategy, information technology, and business. The faculty in his new independent initiative are top notch in the industry.
Chris Colla, Director of Business Process Management Logistics and Supply Chain, Sharp
I will always remember how much the programs insights on IT-business alignment shaped the way I think about technology strategy.
Over the years the alignment model has prepared me across my data governance and transformation roles, and the exploration of a Fractional CIO/CTO/CDO consulting model for small and mid-sized businesses — helping them bring structure, governance, and data clarity without full-time executive overhead.
Shaunak Gupte, Director
What Our Affiliate Organizations Have To Say:
GIIM has been an invaluable partner for our organization. Compared to traditional local universities, GIIM offers our business and IT leaders a far more flexible, practical, and high-quality digital education—delivering a custom-tailored, cost-effective program that directly aligns with our strategic goals.
GIIM courses have proven to be an exceptional, cost-effective benefit for our members. The program’s flexibility delivers immediate value, while the co-branded certificates provide our association with powerful visibility as our members graduate and advance their careers.
What CIO certificate programs can do for your career?
IT leadership programs can help you gain key management insights and accelerate your network, but they still don’t beat hands-on experience for getting ahead.
If you’ve recently been promoted to CIO, or hope to be one someday, a CIO management-certificate program can help you learn to think strategically, approach the job systematically and broadly, and communicate effectively with other C-suite executives. They can also help you resolve issues you may be grappling with in your own company.
Another big benefit, depending on the program: The opportunity to build your network of high-powered CIOs and other career influencers in a much shorter time than you would need to without the course. The coaching that comes with these programs — some at extra cost — is also extremely helpful, according to CIOs who have taken these courses.
These programs can also help get your resume noticed if you’re looking for a job or are already out of work, career coaches say.
No replacement for hands-on experience
“People go through it and feel more marketable, but don’t always do their research” before signing up. To get a job, “you need to be out there talking to people and building your network.”
Some people “just want the piece of paper and don’t care about the course,” admits Dr. Jerry Luftman, founder and managing director of the Global Institute for IT Management (GIIM). His company works with colleges and universities globally to deliver 35 digital management programs.
GIIM: Flexibility in leadership programs
GIIM takes a distinct approach to digital leadership. By partnering with accredited universities and global enterprises, the Institute designs four-course certificate programs tailored for both academic delivery and custom corporate training. Depending on partner preferences and student needs, courses are offered live in-person, fully online, or asynchronously.
Designed primarily for seasoned professionals—most averaging 10 or more years of IT experience—the flagship Leadership in Business-IT Management program covers critical domains, including IT resource management, strategic alignment, emerging technologies, and executive leadership. Programs are typically completed in four to six months, with schedule flexibility built in.
[Explore GIIM’s flexible tuition and pricing models by clicking the image on the left.]
Delivery modes adapt to executive schedules. While international students often leverage asynchronous learning to navigate time-zone constraints, senior executives in the CIO track thrive in real-time, interactive cohorts. Upon completion, graduates earn credentials from both GIIM and the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP).
What sets GIIM apart is its blend of academic rigor, industry-leading faculty, and operational flexibility. As founder Jerry Luftman notes:
“Our programs are intentionally rigorous because true capability is forged through challenge. We push our candidates to work hard and earn every credential—ensuring they graduate with the real-world, practical experience required to lead and succeed in today’s competitive landscape.”
Feedback from a graduate
Catherine M. White, with leadership positions at J&J, JP Morgan Chase, and currently head of AI and machine learning at consultancy Yates Ltd., graduated from GIIM’s certificate program in 2012. At the time, she found the program very helpful to fill in some of what was missing from her computer-science education. “I can code in 27 different languages, but [my degree] didn’t prepare me for managing people,” Catherine says. GIIM helped her do that.
Catherine continued, saying, “It’s really good stuff because they integrated the workload with what you were doing in your job so you could get a real feel for the application of the content. I would do it again in a heartbeat if I were still in a corporate position.”
“It was fantastic,” she recalls. “It was quite hands-on, and we relied on each other to be successful in the exercises. “I was forced to do things like sales, which I was uncomfortable with.”
One example, she says, is that many techies can “talk all day long” about the benefits of databases versus blockchain for various types of applications. But managers need to understand “the personality type you’re looking for” when filling a job on your blockchain or database team.
“I’ve taken every class under the sun,” she explains, many because she needed a specific certification at a specific point in her career. But she’s also a big fan of learning new things that are trending, just to learn. “If you’re not doing something every six to 10 months,” she says, “you fall behind.”
As an innovative Education as a Service initiative, GIIM is at the forefront of digital management education, preparing IT and non-IT professionals for the enduring digital transformation.
GIIM participants have access to 300+ recognized leaders from academia, management consulting, and IT/business practitioners from around the globe.
The accredited programs endorsed by the world’s largest IT management associations, as well as our many corporate and academic affiliates, are indicative of the quality and value of a GIIM Certificate.
