Information technology professionals in HR technology
Corporate IT at the companies that sell HR and payroll software is the common ground here: three people from ADP, three from Paychex, two from Kronos and UKG, and one each from Paycom and CloudPay. Four have held a chief information officer title, at companies including ADP, Kronos, Paychex and GE. They are worth a call for a provider deciding how to organize internal IT, protect payroll data or scale infrastructure as its client base grows.
Professionals to explore
Chad Lown
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Infrastructure & Technology Services · Paychex
At Paychex, Chad Lown has been Director Of Infrastructure & Technology Services since 2022, after Director of Operations Process Automation at Paylocity (2021–2022). Earlier Paychex titles include Sr. Manager, IT Operations Center (2016–2018) and Sr. Manager, Platform Engineering (2018–2021). Chad describes leading a 300-person infrastructure organization with $100M+ in budget accountability, a fit for infrastructure budgeting questions.
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Dilip Raghu
LinkedInExperience: Head of Information Technology · ADP
Head of Information Technology at ADP since 2010, Dilip Raghu was Director of Systems and Database Architecture at ICAP (2004–2010). Dilip describes leading global digital IT transformation and delivering cloud services, IT security, end user computing and service management. Those areas make Dilip a fit for questions on cloud and end-user IT at a large HR solutions provider.
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John McGregor
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Chief Information Officer · Kronos Incorporated
At Kronos Incorporated, John McGregor was Vice President, Chief Information Officer (2008–2020), then Chief Information Officer - Retired at UKG (2020–2023). John has also served on advisory boards at Acadia Software (2021–2024), Realogic Solutions (2024–2025) and Craton Consulting (since 2024). Having held the CIO title on both sides of the merger that formed UKG, John suits questions on combining IT after a merger of HR software companies.
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Kristen Cornila
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, IT, Salesforce Applications · UKG
Kristen Cornila is Senior Director, IT, Salesforce Applications at UKG since 2020 and was IT Director at Kronos Incorporated (2000–2020). With two decades in Kronos IT and the Salesforce applications title at UKG, Kristen fits questions on Salesforce as an internal platform at an HR software company through the merger that formed UKG.
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Mick Whittemore
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Information Technology · Paychex
Paychex had Mick Whittemore as Vice President, Information Technology (2016–2023). At GE, Mick held CIO titles for GE Corporate, Global Business Services (2007–2010), GE Energy, Shared Services and Headquarters (2010–2011) and GE Power & Water (2011–2013), then Chief Technology Officer, GE Power (2013–2016). Mick fits questions on bringing shared-services IT practice into an HR and payroll company.
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Mike Gioja
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer · Paychex
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Paychex (2011–2025), Mike Gioja was VP Product Management and Development there (2008–2011) and CIO, EVP Products & Services at HRSoft (2005–2008). Mike also held EVP Products and Technologies at Oracle (1999–2000). Mike describes being called in during rapid growth, major acquisitions and technology disruption, a fit for questions on IT during transformation.
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Philip White
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT · CloudPay
Philip White is Director of IT at CloudPay since 2019 and describes managing and delivering corporate IT services for a global payroll organisation growing at over 40% a year while moving to remote working. Philip was Head of IT at ESP Global Services (2015–2019) and Technical Services Manager at AWE (2013–2015). Philip fits questions on scaling corporate IT for a fast-growing payroll company.
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Prakash Upadhyayula
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Information Officer · ADP
ADP's Global Chief Information Officer since 2024 is Prakash Upadhyayula. At Wolters Kluwer, Prakash was Vice President, Chief Information Officer (2014–2018) and Executive Vice President, Global Chief Information Officer (2018–2024), and earlier held engineering titles at Anthem, Inc. (2009–2013) and Aetna (2006–2009). Prakash fits questions on enterprise IT strategy at a global HR and payroll provider.
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Richard Job
LinkedInExperience: VP Information Technology and Information Security · Paycom
Since 2026, Richard Job has been VP Information Technology and Information Security at Paycom. Other Paycom titles include IT Manager of Database Administration and Client Support (2021–2022), Director of Data Engineering (2022–2024), Senior Director of Client Automation (2024–2026) and Senior Director of IT and Information Security (2025–2026). Richard is the pick for questions on combining IT and information security in one role.
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Robert Davies
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Technology · ADP
Robert Davies has been Senior Director of Technology at ADP since 2024. Robert was Technology Leader - Chief Product Owner of Workplace Technology at Bloomberg (2020–2024), Sr. Director of IT - Enterprise Workplace Technology at Bed Bath & Beyond (2013–2020) and Chief Technology Officer at Legal Services of New Jersey (1999–2012). Robert suits questions on workplace technology for employees.
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Choose the right perspective
Prakash Upadhyayula, John McGregor and Mike Gioja give the CIO view, from a sitting global CIO to two who held the title for years. Chad Lown and Dilip Raghu fit infrastructure and cloud questions, Richard Job pairs IT with information security, Kristen Cornila covers Salesforce applications, and Philip White fits corporate IT at a growing payroll company.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you separate the security controls on internal corporate systems from those on the payroll and HR data clients entrust to you?
- 02What changed in internal IT when your company moved its HR products to the cloud?
- 03How do you merge two HR software companies' internal systems after a merger?
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