Strategic Council

Carol J. Zierhoffer

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Carol J. Zierhoffer is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for ITT Corporation. She is a member of the company's Strategic Council and is responsible for the planning, alignment, governance and delivery of all information technology (IT) products and services for ITT. In doing so, Zierhoffer partners across all areas of the company to ensure that IT is a key enabler of growth.

Zierhoffer joined ITT in October 2008 following a 20-year career with Northrop Grumman. In her most recent role, she was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for three different Northrop Grumman sectors. While there, she led the implementation of integrated enterprise systems to eliminate disparate legacy systems, adopt common processes, leverage shared services and drive cost efficiencies. Prior to her role at Northrop Grumman, Zierhoffer held management positions in IT and financial initiatives at Fidelity Investments and AVCO Systems Textron.

She is a member of CIO magazine’s Executive Council, a national collaborative network of the best and brightest CIOs. Zierhoffer has also been recognized in Forbes Magazine as “Tough, Tech-Smart, and Female - Technologies Power Women.” She is a frequent keynote speaker at major events including the CIO Executive Summit and Women in Technology's leadership awards.

Zierhoffer holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of New Hampshire and a master's degree in computer information systems from Bentley College in Waltham, MA.