Advisory Board

Publisher Emeritus, CIO Magazine

Gary Beach brings 28 years of information technology publishing experience and knowledge to his role as publisher emeritus of IDG’s CIO magazine. A prolific presenter, Beach is a highly regarded spokesperson throughout the United States and global technology industry. He has testified before both the U.S. House and Senate and is frequently quoted by major media organizations such as CNN, USA Today, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News. As CIO magazine's resident expert on the CIO Magazine Tech Poll, he has provided commentary to a number of media outlets including Reuters, Business Week, The Associated Press and CNBC. He also served as a guest commentator on NPR’s "All Things Considered" program, covering topics ranging from PC recycling to improving technology education.

Prior to joining CIO magazine in 1997, Beach was president of two IDG publications, Computerworld and Network World. He joined IDG in 1987 after a ten year career at McGraw-Hill Incorporated.