Diane Carco

About Diane Carco

Diane Carco is an expert helping companies obtain value from outsourcing and on improving other aspects of the business of running their IT departments. She is a respected information technology executive, author, and frequent speaker at industry conferences and university seminars. As a senior vice president and chief financial officer for a large insurance services firm and CIO for a large multi-line insurance carrier, she led the organizations through acquisitions, divestitures, outsourcing, insourcing and major restructurings. She has also played key roles at a major U.S. auto manufacturer and industry-leading accounting and consulting firm. Diane’s primary consulting focus is guiding companies to the successful completion of the complex set of tasks that make up an outsourcing deal. Her management of the outsourcing process for companies entering into deals, managing relationships, terminating relationships, and supporting other complex transactions has helped organizations save hundreds of millions of dollars while avoiding costly missteps. Diane, a CPA, has been a leader in the development of the technology business management function and continues to help clients with IT finance, sourcing, and cost recovery issues. She is co-author of The Smart Way to Buy Information Technology (AMACOM, 1998), a widely used and quoted guide to information technology sourcing.Specialties: IT Outsourcing / InsourcingIT Cost Reduction / OptimizationIT Mergers & AcquisitionsIT Strategy

Experience

1. President

   Swingtide

   Jan 2004 — Present

Education

• Marquette University

  BS, Accounting

Skills

• Consulting
• Change Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Outsourcing
• Business Intelligence
• IT Strategy
• Professional Services
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Mergers
• Finance
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Business Analysis
• Data Center
• Insourcing
• Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Sourcing
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Information Technology
• Process Improvement
• Saas
• IT Management
• Executive Management
• Management Consulting
• IT Outsourcing
• Integration
• Strategic Partnerships
• Enterprise Software