Lori Beer, J.P. Morgan's investment bank CIO on fintech, funky offices and not being "one of the guys" - eFinancialCareers

When Lori Beer, the recently-installed chief information officer of J.P. Morgan's corporate and investment bank, started out in 1989, technology was much more of a man's world than it is today. More often than not, she was the solitary woman surrounded by team of male nerds. Fitting in, she says, is not the best thing to do. "My advice would be to stop trying to be like one of the guys," she says. "I spent years being the only woman on predominantly male technology teams, but the best thing you can do as a woman in technology is to stay focused on the value you can bring as an individual. Tech teams need diversity of perspective."