Christopher O'Malley

Christopher O'Malley (born January 24, 1963) is the current President and CEO of Compuware Corporation,[1][2] an American software company headquartered in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.[3] He is best known for his advocacy of the mainframe platform,[4][5][6] as well as enabling Agile software development, DevOps toolchains and Value Stream methods in managing the mainframe.[7][8][9]

For the Irish politician, see Chris O'Malley.
Christopher O'Malley
Born (1963-01-24) January 24, 1963
Mound, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican  United States
EducationUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
OccupationPresident and CEO at Compuware[1]
WebsiteO'Malley's Web page

Career

Christopher O’Malley became President and CEO of Compuware in December 2014[10][11][12][13] after serving as its President of mainframe operations for six months.[14] His nomination came soon after the acquisition of the company by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion[15] and its split of the mainframe business into a new company.[16] O'Malley led the turnaround of Compuware and the introduction of ground-breaking Compuware tools to enable Agile and DevOps on the mainframe.[17][18]

O'Malley has held senior management and board member positions in a number of IT companies, including Compuware (December 2014 - Present), Bluenog (December 2009 – March 2016),[19] Nimsoft, Inc. (April 2011 - July 2012),[20] YJT Solutions (July 2012 - March 2015),[21] and VelociData, Inc. (September 2012 – July 2015).[22] He has also founded Christopher Ventures LLC established in July 2012.[23]

From October 1988 to July 2012, O’Malley served at CA Technologies as Senior Vice President of Sales, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Mainframe Business Unit, Executive Vice President of Cloud Products and Solutions Business Line, General Manager of Growth Markets and CEO of Nimsoft (a CA Technologies Business Unit).[24][25][26]

O'Malley has been interviewed on Bloomberg national radio and by the Wall Street Journal for his thought leadership within IT and is a featured interviewee and contributor of podcasts, articles and columns to technology, business and government focused publications.[27] And, O'Malley was honored as one of the top 50 names to know in IT by Crain's Detroit Business in 2017,[28] named best DevOps evangelist by DevOps.com in 2019[29] and selected by Sigma Chi Fraternity as a Significant Sig in 2017.[30]

O'Malley is the founder & board member of the O'Malley Foundation, a charitable organization that grants college scholarships to deserving students, as well as, supports various youth arts programs & Catholic charities.[31]

References
  1. Lauren Abdel-Razzaq (18 December 2014). "Compuware deal splits company in 2; new CEO named". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. "Meet The Leadership Team". Compuware. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. "Compuware World Headquarters". Emporis. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. Joab Jackson (16 December 2014). "Compuware returns to mainframe roots". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. Mary E. Shacklett (21 May 2009). "The Mainframe Revival: An Interview With CA's Chris O'Malley". Enterprise Systems Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. Jordan Novet (5 January 2015). "Compuware's new software helps young devs tame mainframe data for analytics, mobile apps". Venturebeat. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. "The mainframe is back, and it's getting agile: Chris O'Malley". CIO. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  8. "DevOps, Agile Breathe New Life Into the Mainframe: Compuware". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  9. "Compuware CEO: Mainframes Can Be Agile - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. JC Reindl (28 December 2014). "New CEO wants Compuware to be greyhound, not bulldog". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  11. Kristina LeBlanc. "BMC and Compuware Partner to Help Customers Dramatically Improve IBM z Systems Economics". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  12. Denny Yost (24 September 2014). "Compuware's Chris O'Malley Shares His Vision of "Mainframe's Next 50 Years"". Enterprise Executive. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  13. "Compuware CEO Chris O'Malley uses personal touch, IT skills to revitalize company | FierceCEO". www.fierceceo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  14. "Compuware Names Christopher O'Malley President of Mainframe Operations". Enterprise Systems Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. Tess Stynes (2 September 2014). "Compuware to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  16. Tom Hendersen (10 September 2014). "Compuware to split off mainframe business into new company". Crain Communications. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  17. "Agile Not Just For IT Anymore - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  18. "Compuware CEO: Burning the house down, startup style - Data Economy". Data Economy. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  19. "Bluenog Board of Directors". Bluenog. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. John Gallant (13 December 2011). "Q&A: Nimsoft CEO Chris O'Malley touts new 'supply chain of IT'". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  21. YJT Solutions (5 September 2012). "YJT Solutions Welcomes New Board Member". PR Newswire. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  22. Christopher O'Malley (11 May 2013). "Why I Joined the VelociData Board". Velocidata. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  23. "Christopher Ventures LLC". Christopher Venture. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  24. "CA Names Chris O'Malley Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mainframe Business Unit". CA Inc. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  25. Charles Babcock (17 May 2010). "CA Technologies Unveils Cloud Management Suite". InformationWeek. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  26. "CA to Acquire Nimsoft". JMI Equity. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  27. "All Resources". Compuware. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  28. "Christopher O'Malley - 50 Names To Know In IT 2016". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  29. "Fourth Annual DevOps Dozen Winners Announced". DevOps.com. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  30. Fraternity, Sigma Chi. "Significant Sigs". members.sigmachi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  31. "O'Malley Foundation Home Page". The O'Malley Foundation. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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