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Joel Jacobs is vice president and chief information officer of The MITRE Corporation. As CIO, Mr. Jacobs is responsible for advancing information technology (IT) services, infrastructure operations, and the innovative use of information technologies that enable MITRE staff to effectively serve the company's government sponsors. He leads the Center for Information and Technology (CI&T), the organization providing comprehensive information technology, corporate communications, knowledge management, enterprise technical computing, and global security services to the corporation. Mr. Jacobs is among the few CIOs with oversight of both IT and corporate communications and public affairs—a combination that has enabled MITRE to take full advantage of technology to communicate with key audiences. Under Mr. Jacobs' leadership as CIO, MITRE has been recognized for its innovative IT practices and for its outstanding work environment for technology professionals. From 2011 to 2013, MITRE was named to the InformationWe