Perry Francis Rotella (born May 28, 1963) is an American businessman. He is currently a

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. He previously served as the

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, supply chain group executive and chief information officer of

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, a

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-based corporation. Rotella has held multiple information technology executive positions with different large American companies. He also serves as the elected president of the New York Metro chapter of the

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as a member of the governing body of

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's Tri-State CIO Forum, and as a mentor in Columbia University's Executive Master of Science in Technology Management program. According to a Verisk press release, he was responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of information technology initiatives such as systems for managing

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and fraud for mortgage, healthcare, insurance, and human resources companies as well as governments.

Education and early life

Rotella was born on May 28, 1963, in

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, to Irene Rotella, a banker, and Louis Rotella, a

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World War II

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and carpenter. He lived there through high school and graduated from

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in 1981 where he was class treasurer. In college, Rotella became interested in computer science and business and pursued degrees accordingly. He graduated from the

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in 1985 with bachelor's degrees in

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and economics. Rotella was a member of the fraternity Alpha Chi Rho and served as chapter president during his junior year. During his years at Penn, computers were becoming increasingly popular and user-friendly for both business and home use and represented a promising career.

Career at AMS and AIG (1985–2006)

Rotella started his career in 1985 at the now-defunct computer consulting company

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(AMS), where he held various positions including chief technology officer for AMS's Insurance Technology Group. Rotella worked at AMS for 14 years, from 1985 after his graduation until he joined AIG. Rotella joined

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in 1999 as a vice president. In 2000 he became AIG's global chief technology officer, a position he held until 2003 when he became the chief information officer of AIG's Domestic Brokerage Group. He served as the CIO of DBG until 2006 when he became an Operation and Systems Executive until December 2006 when he joined Moody's Corporation.

Career at Moody's and Verisk (2006–2016)

In December 2006, Rotella joined Moody's Corporation as the senior vice president and chief information officer, a position he held for nearly three years until October 2009. Before joining Moody's, Rotella's primary role had always been a focus on ''information technology''. At Moody's, Rotella's career took a turn toward a principal focus on ''supporting overall business strategy'' with his background in IT. The change was demonstrated in a January 2007 press release, where Rotella was quoted after being named CIO of Moody's with the following: Rotella joined Verisk Analytics in October 2009, the same week as their headline-making, record October 6, 2009

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which was the biggest IPO of any American company since that of

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in March 2008. Rotella has continued his shift from an IT executive to a business strategy executive who focuses on IT at Verisk. According to Verisk, he is "responsible for the development and execution of information technology initiatives at Verisk Analytics in support of the company's business operations." Verisk CEO

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acknowledged Rotella upon announcing the appointment of a new CIO, saying, "With IT management experience spanning more than 23 years in diverse industries, Perry is an acknowledged thought leader in information technology...He brings a wealth of professional IT accomplishments to our organization." In 2013, Rotella became responsible for Verisk supply chain analysis business as its group executive. He oversaw 3E, Cargonet, and

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Current career (2016–present)

Since 2020, Rotella has been a senior financial services industry specialist as Amazon Web Services where he works on strategic projects for financial clients. He previously served at

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as a senior executive partner from 2017 to 2019 and the

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of a consulting company he founded called PRF Advisory from 2016 to 2020.

Other positions

In 2012, Rotella began writing a blog for Forbes.com called "IT Transforming Business." In 2008, Rotella was elected for a term as president of the New York Metro chapter of the

. He also is a member of the governing body of

's Tri-State CIO Forum for the New York tri-state area. He also spends time at

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as a mentor in their Executive Master of Science in Technology Management program.

Personal life

Rotella lives in New York City. He holds a master angler award for a 35-inch record-length lake trout he caught while fishing in Stevens Lake in

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, Canada, and is one of only two people to receive the master angler award for trout in 2004 at that lake. His wedding was featured in Flower Magazine in an article title
"Golden State of Matrimony"

He has three sons, Michael L. Rotella, a financial services IT manager, and Jake H. Rotella and Evan A. Rotella, and a daughter, Madeline E. Rotella, a chemist.

External links

Rotella's websitePerry Rotella profile at ForbesRotella's Forbes Blogs

1994 publication "Managing an object-oriented project using an iterative approach" by RotellaBlog by Rotella after a trip to Nepal

References

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