Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 15, 1999
HARRY WALLAESA is President and Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard
Scientifics, Inc. He was also the Founder, President, and CEO of Aligne,
Inc., a strategic technology management consulting firm. Aligne, Inc.,
has assisted a number of Safeguard partnership companies to improve
their performance, in addition to providing strategic management
consulting services to executives of Fortune 500 companies. Prior to
founding Aligne, Inc., he was the CIO and Vice President of Management
Information Systems at Campbell Soup Company. In his ten years at
Campbell Soup, he made significant contributions to the company's
resurgence as one of the top performing companies in the food industry.
Prior to joining Campbell Soup, Mr. Wallaesa worked for the IBM
Corporation in various marketing positions. In addition to his position
at Safeguard, he is Chairman of CompuCom Systems, Aligne, Inc., and Mega
Systems. He also serves as a director of the following boards: Allied
Resource, PA Academy of Fine Arts, Bowne, Inc., iMedium, Inc. and the
University of PA Health Systems. He is also a member of the Advisory
Board for Cross Atlantic Technology Fund. Profile
products and history of the company and what it is that you view as your
business today.
Mr. Wallaesa: Safeguard was
