Dr. Jerry Luftman is the Executive Director of Graduate Information Systems Programs, and Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. His career includes strategic positions in IT, management (including positions as a CIO and consultant), management consulting, and executive education. After a 22-year career with IBM, he has been at Stevens for more than 10 years. His framework for assessing IT-business alignment maturity is considered key in helping companies around the world understand, define, and scope an appropriate strategic planning direction that leverages IT.Dr. Luftman is the author ofCompeting in the Information Age: Align in the Sand. He is also an active member of the Society for Information Management. He can be reached at jluftman at stevens.edu.