Scott Zimmerman

Scott has been CenterPoint’s Chief Information Officer since joining the firm in 1997. He is responsible for directing CenterPoint’s IT department and aligning its information technology platform with the company’s business strategy. He is also responsible for business processes initiatives and corporate marketing activities. Scott graduated from Loyola University in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and then earned his master's degree in Management Information Systems from DePaul University in 1995. Before joining CenterPoint, Scott was an IT Project Manager for global management and consulting firm AT Kearney and a Principal Consultant at Furkon, Inc.—a financial services software development firm. Beyond CenterPoint, Scott serves on the International Advisory Council for Realcomm and recently received their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.  He is an active member of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and served for seven years as the Vice President of the Park Ridge School Board.