Enterprises are no longer operating on traditional processes and machinery, so why should enterprise CIOs be traditional? The traditional CIO drives strategic vision, operational excellence, change leadership and the development and implementation of information technology initiatives and architecture across the enterprise. The modern CIO maintains these responsibilities, but they look to the future and embrace the potential to what is possible. To stay competitive and keep up with modern processes and technology, we must consider a more progressive approach to the role of CIO. Today, it is necessary for enterprises to have a CIO that can manage and drive the digital transformation and data analytics agenda for the entire enterprise. These new age CIOs deliver new opportunities that shape the future of the enterprise, design new products and define new business models.