CEO Club Briefing

Mark V. Hurd

CEO, Oracle Corporation

Mark V. Hurd

CEO, Oracle Corporation

"Survive or Thrive? How Will You Modernize Your Business?"

Cloud computing is spurring "a shift in complexity from companies to the R&D of the industry, and an acceleration of features and innovation," Oracle Corporation Chief Executive Officer Mark V. Hurd told a packed Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon April 22 at the Boston Harbor Hotel. With the IT industry poised to spend some $100 billion on R&D, Hurd said, Oracle’s mission is to help companies manage the transition. State Street Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph L. Hooley introduced Hurd.