The CMU undergraduate must choose. It’s the late 1970s, and Nancy Wolk is vacillating between a major in finance or one in technology and business. She values the advice of her father, a CPA, who says that burgeoning computer technology might change the way businesses work, which means there will be a demand for people who understand technology. Wolk agrees. She’s also intrigued with solving problems using technology. She graduates in 1980 with degrees in applied mathematics and management sciences, marrying the two interests. More than three decades later, she’s still combining those interests—as chief information officer for Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum producer, which employs approximately 61,000 people in 30 countries. Wolk was recently honored for her work when Computerworld named her one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2013.
—Lorelei Laird (DC’01)
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