I think that's true at smaller organizations where the head of IT isn't on the exec team. But at large companies, the head of IT is a pretty serious role (Jacob

I think that's true at smaller organizations where the head of IT isn't on the exec team. But at large companies, the head of IT is a pretty serious role (Jacob was CIO/EVP), with a very large budget, mission-critical systems, and a big team. Someone who successfully runs IT at a company like Target can pretty much get hired into a similar role at any other Fortune 500 company.