In the interest of full disclosure, I should begin this article by mentioning at one point in my career, I reported to a CEO. And I hated every minute of it. Well, not every minute–there were times when my boss took vacation.

But among CIOs, the prevailing sentiment is it's best to report to the CEO. In an informal, anonymous poll I conducted of CIOs (none of whom are included in this article), I was not surprised to learn each of them felt the CEO was by default the best person to whom to report.

Craig Weber, senior vice president in the insurance practice at Celent, would tend to agree. "Reporting to the CEO is a positive," he says. "It makes sense to have the CIO report to the CEO and have a chain of command that puts the business needs first and asks IT to support business."

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