Stephen Laster is a seasoned technologist, consultant, business leader, product strategist, eLearning designer, and educator with an extensive background in information technology, technology based collaboration, eLearning, and product development. He is the Chief Information Technology Officer for the Harvard Business School and founder of Intelligent Solutions, LLC (a boutique consulting firm assisting organizations of all kinds navigate the digitally connected world). As the CIO of Harvard Business School, Mr. Laster leads a team of 100+ professionals who oversee the School’s award winning technology environment and practices. Prior to this role, Mr. Laster held several critical leadership positions for Babson College including CTO for Babson Interactive, Babson’s for-profit eLearning company, and Director of Curriculum Innovation and Technology. He was responsible for Babson’s adoption of blended learning and led the effort to increase working professional MBA enrollments by 500% through the creation of a state-of-the-art, blended, MBA program. Mr. Laster was a member of the Babson College Board of Trustees from 1992-1994. Mr. Laster has taught at the undergraduate, graduate and executive education levels with a focus on problem solving, software design, high performance virtual team management, and information management.