CIO

American  

Or C.I.O.

abbreviation

1. Business. chief information officer: an executive in an organization who oversees policies and decisions relating to information technology and computer systems.

2. Business. chief investment officer: an executive in an organization who oversees financial assets.

3. Congress of Industrial Organizations.

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CIO British  

abbreviation

1. Congress of Industrial Organizations See also AFL-CIO

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Example Sentences

“We acknowledge that there may be more war and pain in the Middle East, but that doesn’t mean stocks will continue to follow that trend,” said Alexander Guiliano, CIO at Resonate Wealth Partners.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Losing any American lives will drive the U.S. military to push for more unmanned vehicles, says Adrian Helfert, CIO of multi-asset strategies at Westwood.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Variant was founded in 2009 by the now CIO of asset manger Prevatt Capital, Jonathan Tepper, under a belief that “robust, repeatable tools work better than gurus with crystal balls.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“You’ve got this somewhat dystopian narrative permeating the psychology of the market” with respect to AI and jobs, asset-management firm’s CIO says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Men of the hills have been quite baffled by CIO and other union cards.

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine