chief information officer

noun

An executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.

“Near-synonyms: CITO, CTO, chief technology officer, CISO”

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CIOCITOCTOchief technology officerCISO
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Meanings

nounchief information officer (plural chief information officers)

plural chief information officers

  1. An executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.

    Near-synonyms: CITO, CTO, chief technology officer, CISO

    Synonyms: CIO, CITO, CTO, chief technology officer, CISO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.

Similar
CIOCITOCTOchief technology officerCISO

Translations

Bulgarian главен информационен директор
  • главен информационен директор (glaven informacionen direktor)person in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Dutch CIO
  • CIOperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Finnish tietohallintojohtaja
  • tietohallintojohtajaperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
German Informationsmanager
  • Informationsmanagerperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Italian direttore informatico
  • direttore informaticoperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Japanese 最高情報責任者
  • 最高情報責任者 (saikō jōhō sekininsha)person in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Polish kierownik do spraw informatyki
  • kierownik do spraw informatykiperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Portuguese diretor de informática
  • diretor de informáticaperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Romanian șef de la informații
  • șef de la informațiiperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Swedish CIO, informationschef
  • CIOperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
  • informationschefperson in charge of the technical affairs of a business
Cite this entry
APA

chief information officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20information%20officer

MLA

“chief information officer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20information%20officer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chief information officer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20information%20officer.

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