How the New Wave of 21st Century Globalization is Transforming How Intel Operates

Sandra Morris will discuss her company's experience in the evolution of their global workforce. Morris is the general manager of Intel's e-Business Group which develops and runs all of the information systems, supply chain software, and internet applications at Intel Corporation. During the past three years, Intel's e-Business Group has been one of Intel's lead vehicles in establishing a professional software development and support capability in places such as Bangalore, India and Penang, Malaysia. Morris will discuss her experiences on how to be successful in global transitions as well as some of the pitfalls. She will also address the potential - and the limits - of offshoring and outsourcing.

Sandra Morris is vice president and chief information officer of Intel Corporation. As CIO, she manages Intel's e-Business Group and jointly manages Intel's information technology (IT) strategies with Douglas Busch.

Morris drives Intel's e-Business efforts. In this role, she is responsible for enterprise applications at Intel, including supply chain management, finance, employee services, marketing, and field sales and support applications. She oversees Intel's use of the Internet for e-Business with customers and suppliers, and is responsible for leading Intel to be a 100 percent e-Corporation.

Morris joined Intel from the David Sarnoff Research Center for RCA Corporation, where she prototyped the use of PCs in innovative multimedia applications. Prior to her work at RCA, Morris was a faculty member at the University of Delaware, where her research focused on the use of PCs in families and in schools. Morris co-authored a book published by McGraw-Hill, Multimedia Application Development Using Indeo® Video and DVI Technology.

Morris is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she earned her bachelor's degree, with honors and distinction, in education in 1976, and her master's degree in human resources in 1981. She has also completed postgraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.