Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 14, 2000
EDWARD H. LONGO, JR. is President and Chief Operating Officer of
Renaissance Worldwide, Inc., a global provider of business & technology
consulting services. Established in 1986, Renaissance provides
consulting expertise in the areas of business strategy, enterprise
solutions, government solutions and information technology consulting.
Appointed in July 1999 to lead the Company, Mr. Longo is responsible for
driving the growth of Renaissance's core focus: delivering world-class
solutions and services that transform Global 2000 businesses into
technology-enabled enterprises for the 21st century. Under his
direction, Renaissance is building upon its reputation as an industry
leader with innovative plan-build-maintain IT services that enable large
organizations and public sector clients to rapidly increase direct
interaction with their customers. Representative services include:
Renaissance eWorkplace, IT Balanced Scorecard, legacy transformation,
legacy outsourcing, application development and eBusiness consulting
services. Mr. Longo is responsible for overseeing the Company's day-to-
day operations. Together with Renaissance's senior management team, he
is executing the business disciplines and processes necessary to
effectively manage Renaissance's growth and position in the marketplace.
Mr. Longo has more than 30 years of experience in the information
technology services and products industry. He joined Renaissance after
serving Keane, Inc., a $1.1 billion IT services company, where, as
senior vice president and head of its information services business, he
was instrumental in driving the division's growth from $325 million to
$950 million in four years. Prior to his 19-year tenure at Keane, Mr.
Longo served 10 years with Honeywell in various management and technical
positions. Mr. Longo is a graduate of Boston College. A father of four
children and grandfather of four, he resides with his wife in Falmouth,
Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: First, start us off with a bit of a background summary onRenaissance Worldwide, and then tell us what you see as that business
and company today.
Mr. Longo: Renaissance is a 14-year-old