Cutting across a variety of industries and the public sector, with a significant technology pedigree, CNBC's Technology Executive Council offers perspective on the most pressing issues facing the industry. This is the list of the founding members of the Technology Executive Council.  For a full list of current TEC members, please visit www.cnbccouncils.com/tec.
Technology Executive Council Founding Members

Jude Schramm, Fifth Third Bancorp

Jude A. Schramm, Executive Vice President Chief Information Officer Fifth Third Bancorp.
Fifth Third Bancorp

Jude Schramm serves as chief information officer. He leads teams that provide innovative solutions in support of the Bank's strategy, including information technology, Agile software development, infrastructure and cloud solutions, information security and enterprise data management.

Before joining the Bank, Jude served as chief information officer for GE Aviation, where he was responsible for leading IT strategy and digital transformation. In previous roles there, he led IT organizations for the services, digital industrial and commercial divisions. He also led digital and enterprise data transformation for the GE IT Corp. He began his career at GE in 2001 as a developer and had roles of increasing responsibilities over his 17 year career.

Jude began his career as a senior consultant with Ernst & Young LLP and also worked as a project manager with Whittman-Hart.

Jude earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in information systems and business management from the University of Cincinnati. He holds Six Sigma black belt and Lean Leader certifications.

Jude lives in West Chester Township north of Cincinnati and volunteers as a church leader, mentor and youth coach.