Jerry Luftman Managing Director

GIIM's Managing Director

Jerry Luftman, Ph.D.

GIIM’s Founder, Managing Director, & Professor

International Authority on IT-Business Alignment and IT Trends

Dr. Luftman's Bio

Jerry Luftman’s career spans CIO leadership, management consulting, executive education, global research, and academia. He is renowned for his pioneering work in Strategic Alignment Maturity, business–IT alignment consulting, and global IT trends. He has authored 19 books, with a 20th forthcoming; published extensively in leading journals; and advised senior executives worldwide.

During his 22 years at IBM, Dr. Luftman served as a CIO, held a leadership role at the IBM Palisades Executive Education Center, and helped develop and introduce practice methods for IBM’s Management Consulting Group. He also designed and led executive education programs, a focus he has continued throughout his career.

Dr. Luftman spent the next 20 years at Stevens Institute of Technology as a professor, founder, and associate dean of its Information Systems programs, helping build one of the world’s largest graduate programs in IT management.

Across five decades, he has influenced organizations through each wave of change. His experience includes early databases (e.g., IMS, DL/I, and SQL); MVS and successive generations of IBM mainframes; the PC and the web; expert systems; and practices (e.g., Function Point Analysis, Information Centers, Development Centers, ITIL, and global outsourcing). His current interests include AI governance and quantum computing.

To help meet demand for practical digital leadership, Dr. Luftman founded the Global Institute for IT Management (GIIM), where he now focuses his work. GIIM offers 35 accredited digital-management programs (comprising more than 150 courses) worldwide. Through partnerships with corporations, universities, and management associations, it provides certifications, executive diplomas, master’s degrees, and customized leadership programs. At GIIM, Dr. Luftman continues his executive-education work, developing programs for executives and technology leaders that combine academic rigor with practical management experience.

Key Contributions & Global Impact:

Strategic Alignment Maturity Model: Developed the Strategic Alignment Maturity Model, a six-dimension assessment, benchmarked against an industry-leading repository covering over one-third of Global 1,000 enterprises.
Annual Global IT Trends Research: Directs international IT trends studies sponsored by leading CIO associations and used to track changes in the field.
Executive & Board Governance: Serves on executive, advisory, and editorial boards for corporate, academic, and professional organizations.
Executive Education: Designed and led executive education at IBM and throughout his career. At GIIM, he develops programs for executives and technology leaders worldwide.

Dr. Luftman Being Interviewed

Well known quotes from Dr. Luftman

“You can be the best technologist in the world, but if you cannot effectively convey how to leverage technology and lead initiatives that deploy the technology, it just doesn’t matter. The big salaries go to those who can collaborate with non-IT executives in leveraging technology to provide demonstrable business value.”

“To become a leader, what have you done to inspire the people that you are associated with to want to listen to you?“

“With the transformational influence that digitalization is having across every industry and every business around the globe, there is no better career for the foreseeable future than one related to IT.“

“Managing change is an art, NOT a technology.“

“Transformation is inevitable and meant to be difficult and likely discomforting, perhaps even painful. Preparation is essential.”