DiAnna is a senior Executive Partner within Gartner Executive Programs driving value for large enterprise clients throughout the US. Bringing 25+ years of cross-functional (operations, sales, product, IT) and cross-industry (CPG, E-Commerce/Start-Up, Federal, Financial, Prof. Svc. (Legal, A/E/C)) experience, she excels at enabling transformational change through technology and process change management. Her role as a trusted strategic advisor is to ensure her clients are transforming their leadership, capabilities and strategies in our ever-changing digital world.
She brings broad experience from roles in operations, sales, product, and IT across CPG, e‑commerce, federal, financial services, and professional services. She has served as a global CIO/CTO for private and public companies with teams on six continents, and as the global CISO for an $8B consumer products organization operating in 30+ countries.
In addition, she is a West Point graduate, former military intelligence officer, and founder of multiple small businesses. These experiences, combined with her corporate background, shape her focus on:
- Strengthening executive leadership capabilities
- Delivering business value while guiding organizations through change
- Enabling technology‑driven transformation
- Helping leaders evolve strategies in a fast‑moving digital world
Cherokee Federal, Global CIO, 2 years
Clyde & Co Global Law Firm, Global CIO, 4 years
American Century Investments, Global VP EPMO , 1 years
HNTB, CTO, 3 years
Hallmark Cards, Global CISO, 12 years
D2Cycles, COO/Co-Founder, 10 years
US Army, Military Intelligence Officer, Captain, Head of Intelligence, 5 years
United States Military Academy at West Point, Bachelor of Science [Computer Science Engineering, English]