Clarence Ogletree

As chief information officer for North American Manufacturing and Quality at General Motors, Clarence Ogletree is a man on the move. He is responsible for information systems and services for all GM manufacturing operations, including vehicle assembly, Saturn, powertrain, and metal fabrication plants in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. During his tenure as CIO for manufacturing at GM, defect-free vehicle production has improved more than 25 percent. He formerly served as CIO for the GM Car Group and held similar positions in other organizations before joining the auto manufacturer. He has pursued higher education throughout his career, beginning with a B.Sc. in mathematics from Morris Brown College. He also earned an M.B.A. from Georgia State University and later pursued graduate studies in computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology.