David Blum

Chief Information and Innovation Officer

David has spent his career working in various technology and product development leadership roles in different industries, including retail, telecom, education, publishing, transportation, and insurance. As CIO at Hylant, David provides vision and leadership to drive business growth and transformation through technology innovation and digital product development. He also leads Hylant’s efforts with BrokerTech Ventures, the first broker-led insurtech investment fund and accelerator program focused on delivering innovation to the insurance broker industry.

Prior to joining Hylant in 2018, David was the Chief Information Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at W.W. Williams. He has also held the Chief Information Officer role at Highlights Corporation, The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business and Zane State College, along with multiple leadership positions at SBC Communications/AT&T.

David was named 2022 Ohio CIO of the Year as part of the ORBIE awards. He also received the 2021 C-Suite Award for Most Admired Chief Information Officer in Central Ohio, and in 2018 he received the C-Suite Award for Most Admired Chief Marketing Officer in Central Ohio, as well as the Info-Tech Research Group's 2022 CIO Award, 2021 Visionary & Growth Leader CIO Award, and 2018 CIO Leadership Award. David was also included in the Central Ohio Tech Power Player Awards Class of 2018, 2019 and 2020, recognizing the leading IT executives in the Central Ohio region.

David completed his undergraduate degree in information and telecommunication systems from Ohio University, with a minor in business administration and an area of concentration in organizational development. He has also completed graduate work in business administration at Roosevelt University and marketing and communications at Franklin University.

Talks About
#culture #strategy #innovation #leadership #digitaltransformation

Preferred Locations
#NorthAmerica