Fran Dramis is the CEO of F. Dramis, LLC, a consulting firm servicing high tech businesses and providing IT infrastructure management. Fran currently serves on the public board of Netezza and on the private boards of Damballa, Virima, Urjanet and US Oncology.

Fran was formerly the Chief Information, E-commerce & Security Officer for BellSouth. During his tenure, BellSouth’s IT and Security groups received numerous national awards. Prior to BellSouth, Fran founded CIO Strategy, Inc., where he led technology transformation efforts at Citibank, Coopers & Lybrand, NASD and Bankers Trust. Fran was also managing director and CIO at Salomon Brothers, served as president and CEO of Network Management Inc., and president and COO of Telic Corporation.

One of the country’s top IT leaders, Fran has received awards from CIO Magazine and Computerworld, among others.