Atrue techie at heart, Gary Scholten, senior vice president and CIO at The Principal Financial Group, doesnt get his fill of technology just at the office. I do elaborate things at home, he says, referring to his personal technology setup, and hes the one doing tech support for the family. Its actually a lot of fun, he admits.
Besides family tech supporthis wife is a vigorous user, he sayshe builds Web sites for youth sports organizations hes involved in, teaches his kids the idiosyncrasies of digital cameras and CD writers, and generally keeps everything running. Just like at the office.
Scholten started his career at The Principal when he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1980. It was a long and winding road, with interesting scenery along the way, but he never strayed from the path. He has spent his entire career at The Principal, the Des Moines, Iowa-based financial services behemoth.
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