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Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer of Teradata, tells us how he goes about establishing a culture of innovative technology leadership, including why he doesn’t hire based on a particular skill set.

One in an ongoing series of interviews with senior executives about driving value and delivering results through strategic execution, innovation and project leadership.

Technologists solve interesting problems. How do we make sure that technologists solve the right set of problems, or address the right set of opportunities? As chief technology officer at Teradata, a leading data warehousing provider, Stephen Brobst has helped establish a culture of innovative technology leadership focused on advancing the core strategic intent of his organization. Through close customer orientation and execution with a smart team, Brobst drives business value through innovation and reinvention.

Brobst is widely regarded as a leading expert in data warehousing and joined the Teradata team in 1999. Previously, Brobst successfully launched three start-up companies related to high-end database products and services in the data warehousing and e-business marketplaces. He also taught graduate courses at Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in both the MBA program at the Sloan School of Management and in the computer science departments of …

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